Mitragyna tubulosa

Illustration of Mitragyna tubulosa from Ridsdale (1978: 62)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Mitragyna
Species: Mitragyna tubulosa

Name

Mitragyna tubulosa (Arn. ex Thwaites) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 289 (5 November 1891); vel (Arn. ex Thwaites) K.Schum., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iv. 4: 56 (1891)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Nauclea tubulosa Arn. ex Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. pt. 2: 137 (1859)
  - Type: G.H.K. Thwaites C.P. 1657 (BM [fide Ridsdale 1978: 61], CAL {CAL0000010613 (197477) & CAL0000010614 (197489)}, K [K000030897^(JSTOR)], P [fide Ridsdale 1978: 61; cf. {P03984330 ex BM, P03984334, P03984335}, all without any type indication]; Isotypes: BR [BR0000005523214^(JSTOR)], FR [FR0038431^(JSTOR)], GH 00061067, L 0000750, MPU [MPU023211^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
  - Type locality: Ceylon [= Sri Lanka]. In the Kokool Corle.
Homotypic
- Stephegyne tubulosa (Arn. ex Thwaites) Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India: cxxviii (1872)
- Stephegyne tubulosa (Arn. ex Thwaites) Hook.f., [Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2(1): 31 (1873), nom. inval., ] Fl. Brit. India 3: 25 (1880), isonym
- Mitragyna tubulosa (Arn. ex Thwaites) Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 71 (1897), isonym
Heterotypic
- Nauclea tubulosa var. minor Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. pt. 2: 137 (1859); as Var. β. minor; not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 61) [cited as Mitragyna tubulosa]
  - Type: G.H.K. Thwaites C.P. 1656 (BM [fide Ridsdale 1978: 61]; Isotypes: BR [BR0000005523832^(JSTOR), FR [FR0038432^(JSTOR)], GH 00061068, P {P01900246, P01900247}).
  - Type locality: Ceylon [= Sri Lanka]. Hot, drier parts of the island.
- Stephegyne tubulosa var. minor (Thwaites) Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 295 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page.
Schumann, K. 1891. Rubiaceae. Pp. 1–156. in Engler, A. & Prantl, K. (eds.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, IV. Teil, Abteilung 4. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Thwaites, G.H.K. 1858–1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habitats, uses, native names, etc. VIII+483 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page.
Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1873. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 2, pars I. Sistens Dicotyledonum Gamopetalarum ordines VI, Caprifoliaceas–Compositas. Pp. I–XII, 1–554. Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page.
Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1880–1882. The Flora of British India Vol. 3. Caprifoliaceae to Apocynaceae. 712 pp. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page.
Trimen, H. 1894. A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon containing descriptions of all the species of flowering plants indigenous to the island, and notes on their history, distribution, and uses. Part II. Connaraceae–Rubiaceae. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page.
Haviland, G.D. 1897. A Revision of the Tribe Naucleeae. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 33(228): 1–94. BHL Reference page.
Ridsdale, C.E. 1978. A revision of Mitragyna and Uncaria (Rubiaceae). Blumea 24(1): 43–100. PDF Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mitragyna tubulosa. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Mitragyna tubulosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2021.
'DICOT TYPE'. Accessed: 30 November 2023.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mitragyna tubulosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 30. Reference page.

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