[irn: 40204]

Authority

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

Family

Rubiaceae

Scientific Name

Declieuxia fruticosa (Willd., Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze var. fruticosa

Discussion

Declieuxia fruticosa (Willd. ex R. & S.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 1: 279. 1891.

Houstonia fruticosa Willd. ex R. & S., Syst. Veg. 3: 527. 1818.

Declieuxia chiococcoides H.B.K., Nov. Gen. & Sp. 3: 354. pl. 281. 1819.

Type. Caripe, Humboldt 223.

According to Stafleu’s treatise, Taxonomic Literature, pp. 226 and 398. 1967, volume 3 of Roemer & Schultes, Systema Vegetabilium, was published in July of 1818, whereas p. 354, pl. 281 of Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth, Nova Genera et Species Plantarum, appeared in print on 21 Nov 1819.

The type locality of Caripe, Venezuela, for Houstonia fruticosa, with the Humboldt collection cited by Roemer & Schultes, is also the same locality cited by Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth a year later under their own binomial of Declieuxia chiococcoides, both names referring to the same collection.

Distribution

Distribution. In South America (British Guiana, Venezuela, and Brazil).

South America| Guyana South America| Venezuela South America| Brazil South America|