Corynanthe pachyceras

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Corynanthe pachyceras K.Schum., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 96 (1901)

Type: G.A. Zenker 1327 (in flower, 28 March 1897; syntypes: B 10 0160716^(JSTOR), BR0000008829726, G [-G00165796, -G00165797], KFTA 0000329^(JSTOR), LECB 0001531^(JSTOR), MO-716608^(JSTOR), NY00131142^(JSTOR) ex B, P [-P00539232^(JSTOR), -P00539233^(JSTOR)], S05-9846; isosyntypi: E00505355, HBG521744, K000172518^(JSTOR), WAG0002960; possible syntypes: BM000902812, L.2905181) and G.A. Zenker 1296 (in fruit, 22 February 1897; syntypes: G [-G00165793, -G00165794, -G00165795], MO-716609^(JSTOR), P [-P00539229^(JSTOR), -P00539230^(JSTOR), -P00539231^(JSTOR)], S05-9845; isosyntypes: HBG521745, K000172519^(JSTOR), M0198438).
Type locality: Kamerun[Cameroon]. Bipinde[Bipindi], im feuchten Urwald bei 100 m ü. M.

Homotypic
- Pausinystalia pachyceras (K.Schum.) De Wild., Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 42: 176 (1922); not accepted by Hallé (1966: 62) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Corynanthe pachyceras]
- Pseudocinchona pachyceras (K.Schum.) A.Chev., Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 182: 1403 (1926), in obs.; not accepted by Hallé (1966: 62) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Corynanthe pachyceras]
Heterotypic
- Pseudocinchona africana A.Chev. [in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 229 (1909)] ex Perrot, Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 148: 1466 (1909); as Pseudo-cinchona africana; not accepted by Hallé (1966: 62) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Corynanthe pachyceras]
  - Type: A.J.B. Chevalier 16141 (January [1907]; P [-P00539234^(JSTOR), -P00539235^(JSTOR), -P00539236^(JSTOR), -P00539237^(JSTOR)]; cf. K [-K000394907^(JSTOR) ex P, -K000394908^(JSTOR)], both without any type indication).
  - Type locality: [Côte d'Ivoire.] Bouroukrou.

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page.
Guignard, M. 1909. Sur une écorce médicinale nouvelle de la Côte d’Ivoire et son alcaloïde. Note de Ém. Perrot. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 148: 1465–1467. BHL Gallica. Reference page.
Lecomte, H. 1926. Sur les Cinchonées de l’Afrique tropicale. Note de M. Aug. Chevalier. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 182: 1402–1404. Gallica. Reference page.
Hallé, N. 1966. Flore du Gabon : Rubiacées. Vol. 12. (1ère partie: PDF). Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

IUCN: Corynanthe pachyceras K.Schum. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Corynanthe pachyceras. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Corynanthe pachyceras. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Corynanthe pachyceras in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 27 December 2021. - As a synonym of Pseudocinchona pachyceras, last verified by ARS Systematic Botanists on 12/05/2013.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Corynanthe pachyceras in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 14. Reference page.