Amphidasya ambigua (Standl.) Standl.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Amphidasya ambigua (Standl.) Standl.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Western Colombia. Nariño: trail just N of Pimbú, 15 km E of Barbacoas, lat 1° 41' N, long 78° 2' W, alt 50-75 m, 11 Oct 1943, Fosberg 21223; La Guayacana (Río Guayacana), zwischen El Diviso un Tumaco, alt 50 m, 28 Jul 1956, Vogel 13; Barbacoas, Corregimiento Santander (Buenavista) a Barbacoas (vertiente del Río Telembi), alt 200-840 m, 3-5 Aug 1948, Garcia-Barriga 13202. Cauca: forests of Coteje on Río Timbiqui, Nov 1898, Lehmann B.T. 519] San Juan de Micay Valley, alt 100 m, 28 Dec 1946, Haught 5403] Río San Juan de Micay, alt 60 m, 21 Dec 1946, Haught 5365. El Valle: about 18 km E of Buenaventura, alt 50 m, 14 Feb 1939, Killip & Hernando Garcia 33260. Intendencia del Chocó: La Concepción, 15 km E of Quibidó, alt 75 m, 20 Apr-23 May 1931, Archer 1993] Bahia de Utria, near sea level, 31 Jan 1947, Haught 5510] banks of Quebrada Togoromá, 13 Jun 1944, Killip & Cuatrecasas 39112] dense forest S of Río Condoto, between Quebrada Guarapo and Mandinga, alt 120-180 m, 22, 28 Apr 1939, Killip 35146.

  • Discussion

    Sabicea ambigua Standi. Field Mus. Publ. Bot. 7: 49. 1930.

    Type. Colombia, Triana 1847.

    A photo of the type of A. ambigua (Triana, 1847, from Colombia) from K indicates that Standley had planned to publish this collection under another specific epithet, but later used “ambigua” in his publication.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. Western Colombia.

    Colombia South America|