Airosperma trichotomum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Airospermeae
Genus: Airosperma
Species:

Airosperma trichotomum (Gillespie) A.C.Sm., J. Arnold Arbor. 61: 108 (1945)

Basionym
- Abramsia trichotoma Gillespie, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 91: 29 (1932)
  - Typus: J.W. Gillespie 3388 (22 October 1927; Holotypus: BISH [BISH1004277 (576777)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: BISH [BISH1004278 (576778)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], GH, UC, US [US01251492 (3644777)^(JSTOR)]).
  - Type locality: Fiji. Viti Levu, "Naitasiri Province: vicinity of Nasinu, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Suva, altitude 150 meters."
    - Note: despite the above protologue, Darwin (1980) considers the following data to be correct: "the slopes of Mt. Lomalangi (“Loma Langa”), vicinity of Nandarivatu, November 12, 1927".

Psychotria sensu Seem., Bonplandia 9: 257 (1861)
- Note: vide Darwin (1980).
Psychotria insularum auct. non A.Gray: A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 319 (1861); A.Gray, Bonplandia 10: 36 (1862); Seem., Viti: 437 (1862)
- Note: vide Darwin (1980).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Smith, A.C. 1945. Studies of Pacific Island Plants, IV. Notes on Fijian Flowering Plants. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 26(1): 97–110. BHL Reference page.

Seemann, B. 1861. Plantae Vitienses. Bonplandia 9(17 & 18): 253–262. BHL Reference page.
Gray, A. 1861. Notes upon a Portion of Dr. Seemann's recent Collection of Dried Plants gathered in the Feejee Islands. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 5: 314–321. BHL Reference page.
Gray, A. 1862. Plantae Vitienses Seemannianae: Remarks on the Plants collected in the Vitian or Fijian Islands by Dr. Berthold Seemann. Bonplandia 10: 34–37. BHL Reference page.
Gillespie, J.W. 1932. New plants from Fiji—III. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 91: 1–81. Google Books. Reference page.
Darwin, S.P. 1980. Notes on Airosperma (Rubiaceae), with a new species from Fiji. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 61(1): 95–105. JSTOR BHL Reference page. [see pages 101–103.]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Airosperma trichotomum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Airosperma trichotomum. Published online. Accessed: 25 October 2022. Reference page.