Rubiaceae
Coccocypselum

Coccocypselum herbaceum P.Browne ex Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 68 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Chiapas) to Guyana, Caribbean. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Bestetti Costa, C. (2006). Revisão taxonômica de Coccocypselum P. Br. (Rubiaceae): 1-133. Ph.D. dissertation, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. [Cited as Coccocypselum repens.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Coccocypselum repens.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Coccocypselum repens.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1998 Cascante, A. [1400] Costa Rica K001491175 Yes
Purdie [283] Jamaica K000173639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Purdie [283] Jamaica K000173640 Type Yes
Costa Rica K001491176 Yes
Costa Rica K001491177 Yes
Jun 13, 2002 Yuncher, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8693] Honduras Coccocypselum repens K001491212 Yes
British Honduras Coccocypselum repens K001491210 Yes
British Honduras Coccocypselum repens K001491211 Yes
British Honduras Coccocypselum repens K001491213 Yes
Guatemala Coccocypselum repens K001491214 Yes
Guatemala Coccocypselum repens K001491215 Yes
Guatemala Coccocypselum repens K001491216 Yes
Guatemala Coccocypselum repens K001491217 Yes
Guatemala Coccocypselum repens K001491218 Yes
Costa Rica Coccocypselum repens K001491219 Yes
Costa Rica Coccocypselum repens K001491220 Yes
Costa Rica Coccocypselum repens K001491221 Yes
El Salvador Coccocypselum repens K001491222 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0