Mussaenda zenkeri

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: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Mussaendeae
Genus: Mussaenda
Species: Mussaenda zenkeri

Name

Mussaenda zenkeri Wernham, J. Bot. 51: 276 (1913); as 'M. Zenkeri'

Typus: G.A. Zenker 1516 ([1897]; syntypus: K [cf. K000414488^(JSTOR), without type indication apart from a determination slip left by H.F. Wernham on 10 June [19]13], WU0078273; isosyntypi: HBG521416, M0106420) et G.A. Zenker & A. Staudt 422 (syntypus).
- Note: syntype seems to be also deposited in BM judging from the type-protologue.
Type locality:
- 1516: Cameroon. Yaunde, 2600 ft.

Note:

Bridson & Verdcourt (1988: 463) stated that Mussaenda zenkeri is very close to M. elegans Schumach. & Thonn. and Figueiredo (2007) places the former taxon tentatively as a distinct species, but considering it a possible synonym of the latter.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Cameroon South Tropical Africa Angola References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Wernham, H.F. 1913. The Mussændas of the African Continent. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 51: 233–240 (BHL), 274–278 (BHL). Reference page.

Additional references

Bridson, D. & Verdcourt, B. 1988. Rubiaceae (Part 2). In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 415–747. ISBN 90-6191-337-3 Google Books [reprint 2019 by CRC Press]. Reference page.
Figueiredo, E. 2007. The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154(4): 455–495. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00675.x Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda zenkeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 24. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda zenkeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mussaenda zenkeri. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2022. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Mussaenda zenkeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2022.

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