Rousseaceae
Roussea

Roussea simplex Sm.

First published in Pl. Icon. Ined. 1: 6 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mauritius. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mauritius

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 81-89: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Hansen, D. M. & Müller, C. B. (2009). Invasive ants disrupt gecko pollination and seed dispersal of the endangered plant Roussea simplex in Mauritius. Biotropica 41: 202–208.
  • Hansen, D. M., Beer, K. & Müller, C. B. (2006). Mauritian coloured nectar no longer a mystery: a visual signal for lizard pollinators. Biol. Lett. 2: 165–168.
  • Hansen, D.M. (2005). Pollination of the enigmatic Mauritian endemic Roussea simplex (Rousseaceae): birds or geckos? Ecotropica 11: 69–72.
  • Lundberg, J. (2001). Phylogenetic studies in the Euasterids II with particular reference to Asterales and Escalloniaceae. Acta Univ. Ups. Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 676.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 81-89: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 5, 2021 Commerson [s.n.] Mauritius K000609195 Isolectotype Yes
Boidin [s.n.] K000310156 Type Yes
Brown [s.n.] Mauritius K000310137 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mauritius K000609196 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mauritius K000630529 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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