Coussarea leptopus

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Coussareeae
Genus: Coussarea
Species:

Coussarea leptopus Müll.Arg., Flora 58: 465, 475 (1875)

• Syntypes:
  • J.S. Blanchet 2190 (in fruit, [1834]; BM [​BM001008955^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], G [​G00389951 (286317/1)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isosyntype: F [​V0068865F (767110)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, fragm. ex G])
  • F. Sello[w] (in fruit; Isosyntype: F [​V0068864F (607082)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}])
  • Note: Delprete (2003) states that Müller's personal herbarium was subsequently included in G-DC.
• Type locality: Brazil. Bahia.

• Fernandez et al. (2020) cite the following collections (without repository indications) for this species (Note: occurrences in Bahia are omitted below):
  • Folli 4374 (collected in mun. Linhares, Espírito Santo, 11 October 2002; deposited in CVRD [​CVRD007909^(GBIF), determined by Geovane S. Siqueira on 7 November 2007])
  • Demuner [et al.] 4417 (collected in mun. Santa Leopoldina, Espírito Santo, 25 October 2007; deposited in K [​K001137489^{(CRIA, GBIF, REFLORA)}, determined in 2009], MBML [​MBML031864^(GBIF), determined by Daniela Zappi in September 2009])
  • Hoffmann 135 (collected in mun. Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, 12 June 1984; deposited in MO-1506004 (4278876)^(GBIF) [determined by C.M. Taylor in 2016]; cf. K [​K001137655^{(CRIA, GBIF, REFLORA)}, ex MBML, determined with Coussarea nodosa (Benth.) Müll.Arg. by M.S. Pereira in November 2005], MBML [​MBML003304^(GBIF), dupl. determined with C. nodosa by M.S. Pereira in November 2005])
  • Mota 1975 (collected in mun. Catas Altas, Minas Gerais, 10 March 2003; deposited in MO-2218195 (6255366)^(GBIF) [previously determined with C. nodosa by Zappi in 2009, re-determined with C. leptopus by C.M. Taylor in 2016]; cf. K [​K000265465^{(CRIA, GBIF, REFLORA)}, determined with C. nodosa by Zappi in 2009])

• Müller, J. 1875–1876. Rubiaceae brasilienses novae. Flora 58(29): 449–459 (BHL), (30): 465–480 (BHL); 59(28): 433– (BHL), (29): 449– (BHL), 495– (BHL), 540– (BHL), (35): 547–554 (BHL). Reference page. 

• Delprete, P.G. 2003. Revision and typification of some species of Ixora (Rubiaceae) from Central and Southern Brazil. Sida 20(4): 1471–1480. BHL JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 1472.]
• Gomes, M., Barbosa, M.R.V. & Pereira, M.S. 2020. Coussarea. In: Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. PDF (Portuguese). Flora e Funga do Brasil. Reference page.  [see page 34.]
• Taylor, C.M. 2016. "Coussarea leptopus". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 19 January 2023.

• IUCN: Coussarea leptopus Müll.Arg. (Least Concern) - Assessed by E. Fernandez, G. Crispim, J. Wagner Ribeiro Júnior, P. da Rosa, G. Martinelli & M. Gomes on 24 January 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea. Accessed: 2023 January 19.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coussarea leptopus. Accessed: 2023 January 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coussarea leptopus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Coussarea leptopus. Published online. Accessed: 19 January 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Coussarea leptopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 January 2023. Reference page.

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