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492.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14370; hybrids: 47
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
492.5410 Genus Corynanthe Welw.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 37, t. 14 (1869)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 7
= Pseudocinchona A.Chev. ex Perrot; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 148: 1466 (1909)
= Pausinystalia Pierre ex Beille; Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906)
species :
Corynanthe johimbe K.Schum.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 94 (1901)
Name: Écorce de Yohimbé (FR), Yohimbe-Rinde (DE)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda
22 NGA 23 CAB CMN CON EQG GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Pausinystalia johimbe (K.Schum.) Pierre ex Beille; Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906)
= Pausinystalia trillesii Beille; Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906)
= Pausinystalia zenkeri W.Brandt; Arch. Pharm. (Berlin) 260: 67 (1922)
= Pseudocinchona johimbe (K.Schum.) A.Chev.; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 182: 266 (1926)
species :
Corynanthe lane-poolei Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 98 (1912)
subspecies :
subsp. lane-poolei
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana
22 GHA IVO LBR SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Pausinystalia lane-poolei (Hutch.) De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 42(1): 176, 179 (1922)
= Pausinystalia lane-poolei (Hutch.) Hutch.; Trees, Shrubs, etc. Sierra Leone 74 (1916) (nomen)
= Pausinystalia lane-poolei (Hutch.) Hutch. ex Lane-Poole; Trees, Shrubs, etc. Sierra Leone 74 (1916)
= Pausinystalia reticulata Hutch.; Trees, Shrubs, etc. Sierra Leone 74 (1916) (nomen), et in Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 71 (1931), pro syn.
subspecies :
subsp. ituriense (De Wild.) Å.Krüger & Löfstrand; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 311 (2014)
Distribution: Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda
23 EQG GAB RWA ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Corynanthe ituriensis De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 42: 176 (1922), pro syn.
= Pausinystalia ituriensis De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 42(1): 176 (1922)
= Pausinystalia lane-poolei subsp. ituriense (De Wild.) Stoff. & Robbr.; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 120(4): 310 (1996)
species :
Corynanthe macroceras K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 424 (1896)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 NGA 23 CAB CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Corynanthe bequaertii De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 42(1): 178 (1922)
= Corynanthe brachythyrsus K.Schum.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 195 (1901)
= Corynanthe gabonensis A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 9: 222 (1917)
= Pausinystalia angolensis Wernham; J. Bot. 55: 78 (1917)
= Pausinystalia bequaertii De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 42(1): 178 (1922)
= Pausinystalia brachythyrsum (K.Schum.) W.Brandt; Arch. Pharm. & Ber. Deutsch. Pharm. Ges. 260: 66 (1922)
= Pausinystalia macroceras (K.Schum.) Pierre; Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906)
= Pausinystalia macroceras (K.Schum.) Pierre ex Beille; Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 61: 130 (1906)
= Pausinystalia macroceras f. brachythyrsum (K.Schum.) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 12: 71 (1966)
= Pausinystalia macroceras var. bequaertii (De Wild.) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 12: 72 (1966), nom. illeg.
species :
Corynanthe mayumbensis (R.D.Good) N.Hallé; Fl. Gabon 12: 64 (1966)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
23 CAB CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pausinystalia mayumbensis R.D.Good; J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 1 (1926 publ. 1929)
= Pseudocinchona mayumbensis (R.D.Good) Raym.-Hamet; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 212: 305 (1941)
species :
Corynanthe pachyceras K.Schum.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 96 (1901)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]
22 BEN GHA IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pausinystalia pachyceras (K.Schum.) De Wild.; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 42(1): 176 (1922)
= Pseudocinchona africana A.Chev. ex Perrot; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 148: 1466 (1909), veg. Ut. trop. Africa Franç. 5: 229
= Pseudocinchona pachyceras (K.Schum.) A.Chev.; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 182: 1403 (1926)
species :
Corynanthe paniculata Welw.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 37, t. 14 (1869)
Distribution: São Tomé [I]; Gabon; Cabinda; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CAB GAB sao ZAI 26 ANG
species :
Corynanthe talbotii (Wernham) Å.Krüger & Löfstrand; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 311 (2014)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon
22 NGA 23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Corynanthe dolichocarpa W.Brandt; Arch. Pharm. & Ber. Deutsch. Pharm. Ges. 260: 62 (1922)
= Corynanthe mobiusii W.Brandt; Arch. Pharm. & Ber. Deutsch. Pharm. Ges. 260: 59 (1922)
= Corynanthe tenuis W.Brandt; Arch. Pharm. & Ber. Deutsch. Pharm. Ges. 260: 64 (1922)
= Pausinystalia gilgii W.Brandt; Arch. Pharm. & Ber. Deutsch. Pharm. Ges. 260: 71 (1922)
= Pausinystalia sankeyi Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 71 (1931)
= Pausinystalia talbotii Wernham; Cat. Pl. Oban [Rendle et al.] 40 (1913)
= Pseudocinchona mobiusii (W.Brandt) A.Chev.; Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 182: 1403 (1926)
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