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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.
492.6504 Genus Ferdinandusa Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 8, t. 106 ad 108 (1831)
Distribution: Panama, trop. S-America, Caribbean
Species listed in database: 24
= Aspidanthera Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 217 (1841)
= Ferdinandea Pohl; Flora 10: 153 (1827)
= Gomphosia Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 10: 14 (Monogr. Cinch. 95, t. 26 B) (1848)
species :
Ferdinandusa boomii Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 339 (1988)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas: Sa. de la Neblina)
82 VEN
species :
Ferdinandusa chlorantha (Wedd.) Standl.; Trop. Woods, No. 34: 41 (1933)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá); Ecuador; Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferdinandusa andina Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 78 (1854)
= Ferdinandusa paxii H.J.P.Winkl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 249 (1909)
= Gomphosia chlorantha Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 10: 14 (1848)
= Gomphosia laxiflora Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 232 (1853)
= Gomphosia longiflora var. laxiflora Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 232 (1853)
species :
Ferdinandusa cordata Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 258 (1922)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa dissimiliflora (Humb.) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 7: 22 (1930)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Valle, Vaupés)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cinchona dissimiliflora Mutis ex Humb.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1: 120 (1807)
= Exostema dissimiliflorum (Mutis ex Humb.) Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 5: 17 (1819)
= Gomphosia goudotiana Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 10: 14 (1848)
= Ladenbergia dissimiliflora (Mutis ex Humb.) Klotzsch; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 14: t. 15 (1846)
= Macrocnemum dissimiliflorum (Mutis ex Humb.) Triana; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 2: 416 (1938)
species :
Ferdinandusa duckei Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 284 (1972)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
variant :
var. belemnensis Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 258 (1922)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa edmundoi Sucre; Rodriguésia 23-24: 15 (1962)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa elliptica (Pohl) Pohl; Fl. Ecuador 50: 9 (1994)
Distribution: Ecuador; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
83 BOL ECU 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferdinandea elliptica Pohl; Flora 10: 153 (1827)
= Ferdinandea ovalis Pohl; Flora 10: 153 (1827)
= Ferdinandusa elliptica var. belemnensis Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 258 (1922)
= Ferdinandusa ovalis (Pohl) Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 10 (1829)
species :
Ferdinandusa goudotiana K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 211 (1889)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana (Mt. Roraima); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferdinandusa goudotiana var. eciliata Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 281 (1972)
= Ferdinandusa goudotiana var. psilocarpa Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 281 (1972)
species :
Ferdinandusa guainiae Spruce ex K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 208 (1889)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Guainía); Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Ecuador; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM GUY VEN 83 ECU 84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa hirsuta Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 158 (1930)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM 84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa lanceolata K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 209 (1889)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa leucantha Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22: 190 (1940)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa loretensis Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 337 (1931)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Chocó, Guainía, Putumayo, Vaupés); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
species :
Ferdinandusa neblinensis Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 283 (1972)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas: Cerro Aracamuni)
82 VEN
species :
Ferdinandusa nitida Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 258 (1922)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa panamensis Standl. & L.O.Williams; Ceiba 3: 34 (1952)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Chocó, Valle)
80 COS NIC PAN 82 CLM
species :
Ferdinandusa paporiensis Suess.; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 7: 163 (1943)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa paraensis Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 259 (1922)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas)
82 FRG GUY SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferdinandusa paraensis var. palustris Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 259 (1922)
species :
Ferdinandusa rudgeoides (Benth.) Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 78 (1854)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amazonas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Aspidanthera rudgeoides Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 217 (1841)
= Gomphosia longiflora Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 232 (1853)
= Gomphosia longiflora var. densiflora Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 232 (1853)
species :
Ferdinandusa scandens Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 260 (1922)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa schultesii Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 279 (1972)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Ferdinandusa speciosa (Pohl) Pohl; Pl. Bras. 2: 12 (1831)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni); N-Brazil (Pará); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferdinandea speciosa Pohl; Flora 10: 154 (1827)
= Ferdinandusa pubescens Wedd.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 78 (1854)
= Ferdinandusa speciosa f. pubescens (Wedd.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 285 (1972)
= Ferdinandusa speciosa var. pubescens (Wedd.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 285 (1972)
species :
Ferdinandusa sprucei K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 216 (1889)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Guainía, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
species :
Ferdinandusa uapuensis Spruce ex K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 212 (1889)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Guainía, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre)
82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
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