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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.
492.2701 Genus Appunia Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 120 (1873)
Distribution: Tropical South America
Species listed in database: 13
= Bellynkxia Müll.Arg.; Flora 58: 465 (1875)
species :
Appunia aurantiaca (K.Krause) Sandwith; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 472 (1931)
Distribution: Guyana; N-Brazil (Roraima)
82 GUY 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Morinda aurantiaca (K.Krause) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 385 (1972)
= Rudgea aurantiaca K.Krause; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 206 (1914)
species :
Appunia calycina (Benth.) Sandwith; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 471 (1931)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
Synonyms: hidden
= Bellynkxia calycina (Benth.) Bremek.; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 31: 276 (1934)
= Coffea calycina Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 222 (1841)
= Morinda calycina (Benth.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 385 (1972)
species :
Appunia debilis Sandwith; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 471 (1931)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
Synonyms: hidden
= Morinda debilis (Sandwith) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 385 (1972)
species :
Appunia guatemalensis Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 48: 294 (1909)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Morinda guatemalensis (Donn.Sm.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 385 (1986)
= Morinda mesochora Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 345 (1929)
species :
Appunia longipedunculata (Steyerm.) Delprete; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3(2): 809 (2009)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Morinda longipedunculata Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 340 (1988)
species :
Appunia megalantha C.M.Taylor & Lorence; Novon 20(1): 96 (2010)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia); Peru
82 CLM 83 PER
species :
Appunia morindoides (A.Rich. ex DC.) Delprete, C.M.Taylor & T.McDowell; Candollea 76(1): 90 (2021)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Acre, Amapá, Pará); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 FRG GUY SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Appunia brachycalyx (Bremek.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17: 359 (1967)
= Appunia surinamensis (Bremek.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 359 (1967)
= Bellynkxia brachycalyx Bremek.; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 31: 277 (1934)
= Bellynkxia surinamensis Bremek.; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 31: 276 (1934)
= Cephaelis tenuiflora (DC.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 1: 774 (1839)
= Ixora tenuiflora (DC.) Lemée; Fl. Guyane Franç. 3: 536 (1954), nom. illeg., non Appunia tenuiflora (Benth.) Jacks. & Hook.f.
= Morinda brachycalyx (Bremek.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 385 (1972)
= Morinda surinamensis (Bremek.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 386 (1972)
= Patabea tenuiflora DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 538 (1830)
= Psychotria morindoides (A.Rich. ex DC.) Lemée; Fl. Guyane Franç. 3: 564 (1954), nom. illeg.
= Ronabea morindoides A.Rich. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 504 (1830)
species :
Appunia odontocalyx Sandwith; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 472 (1931)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Beni); N-Brazil (Acre, Rondônia)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bellynkxia odontocalyx (Sandwith) Bremek.; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 31: 276 (1934)
= Morinda odontocalyx (Sandwith) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23, 385 (1972)
species :
Appunia peduncularis (Kunth) Delprete; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3(2): 809 (2009)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Guainía); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure); Guyana; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Appunia angulata (Benth.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 415 (1880)
= Bellynkxia angulata (Benth.) Müll.Arg.; Flora 58: 465 (1876)
= Ixora angulata Benth.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 114 (1873)
= Morinda peduncularis Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 380 (1819)
species :
Appunia seibertii Standl.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 208 (1937)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Córdoba, Magdalena)
80 PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Morinda siebertii (Standl.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 386 (1972)
species :
Appunia tenuiflora (Benth.) B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 1: 166 (1893)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Lara, Zulia); Guyana; French Guiana; Peru; N-Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia)
82 CLM FRG GUY VEN 83 PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Appunia longiloba Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17: 358 (1967)
= Appunia sparsiflora Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1)356 (1967)
= Appunia tenuiflora var. leiophylla Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 358 (1967)
= Coffea tenuiflora Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 232 (1841)
= Morinda longiloba (Steyerm.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 385 (1972)
= Morinda sparsiflora (Steyerm.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 385 (1972)
= Morinda tenuiflora (Benth.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 386 (1972)
= Morinda tenuiflora var. leiophylla (Steyerm.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 386 (1972)
species :
Appunia triphylla Ducke; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 482 (1932)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Morinda triphylla (Ducke) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 386 (1972)
= Bellynkxia triphylla (Ducke) Bremek.; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 31: 276 (1934)
species :
Appunia venezuelensis Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 356 (1967)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Morinda venezuelensis (Steyerm.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 386 (1972)
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