Rubiaceae
Massularia

Massularia acuminata (G.Don) Bullock ex Hoyle

First published in J.Burtt Davy & A.C.Hoyle, Check-Lists For. Trees & Shrubs Brit. Emp. 3: 110 (1937)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sonké, B., Bidault, E. & Droissart, V. (2015). Taxonomic revision of the genus Massularia (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae), with a new species from Central Africa. Phytotaxa 203: 263-270.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv., ed. 2, 3: 282, t. 353.
  • Check List of the Gold Coast 110, 115 (1937)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sonké, B., Bidault, E. & Droissart, V. (2015). Taxonomic revision of the genus Massularia (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae), with a new species from Central Africa. Phytotaxa 203: 263-270.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2023 Nguembou, C.; Ghogue; Nana; Lumba [608] Cameroon K001562842 No
May 1, 2023 Nguembou, C.; Etuge; Fletcher; Edmundo; Partain; Njume; Darbyshire [597] Cameroon K001562839 No
Apr 1, 2023 Cheek, M.; Sama, E.; Ndive, B.; Enow [14063] Cameroon K001562829 No
Sep 1, 2010 Onana, J.-M. [2917] Cameroon K000683261 No
Jul 1, 2006 Onana, J.-M. [2918] Cameroon K000461029 No
Jul 1, 2006 Darbyshire, I. [277] Cameroon K000461027 No
Jul 1, 2006 Etuge, M. [5265] Cameroon K000461025 No
Jul 1, 2006 Nana felicite [57] Cameroon K000461024 No
Jul 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11668] Cameroon K000461026 No
Jul 1, 2006 Darbyshire, I. [277] Cameroon K000461028 No
Sep 1, 2001 Onana, J.-M. [981] Cameroon K000109922 No
Sep 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3739] Cameroon K000109924 No
Sep 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1429] Cameroon K000109921 No
Sep 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4311] Cameroon K000109920 No
Sep 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3702] Cameroon K000109925 No
May 1, 1997 Cable, S.; Hurst, L.; Kennedy; Koopman, S.; Frazer, S. [1933] Cameroon K001297732 Yes
Oct 1, 1995 Lane, P. [360] Cameroon K000109923 No
Jan 1, 1995 Groves, M. [262] Cameroon K000027596 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [1440] Cameroon K000027594 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [515] Cameroon K000540954 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5497] Cameroon K000085950 No
Jan 1, 1994 Hurst, J. [21] Cameroon K000085955 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [518] Cameroon K000085953 No
Jan 1, 1994 Harris, D.J. [3760] Cameroon K000085952 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [131] Cameroon K000085959 No
Jan 1, 1994 Nkeng, P. [54] Cameroon K000085962 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tekwe, C. [72] Cameroon K000085965 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [182] Cameroon K000085958 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [849] Cameroon K000540889 No
Jan 1, 1994 Baker, W.J. [234] Cameroon K000540967 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tekwe, C. [20] Cameroon K000085956 No
Jan 1, 1994 Lighava, M. [48] Cameroon K000085949 No
Jan 1, 1994 Harris, D.J. [3788] Cameroon K000085951 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [577] Cameroon K000085954 No
Jan 1, 1994 Nkeng, P. [54] Cameroon K000085957 No
Jan 1, 1992 Jaff, B. [223] Cameroon K000085708 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1217] Cameroon K000085681 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sonké, B. [287] Cameroon K000087276 No
Jan 1, 1992 Nguembock, F. [89] Cameroon K000085679 No
Jan 1, 1992 Watts, J. [177] Cameroon K000085709 No
Jan 1, 1992 Jaff, B. [192] Cameroon K000085705 No
Jan 1, 1992 Ndam, N. [494] Cameroon K000085707 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1349] Cameroon K000085706 No
Jan 1, 1992 Nguembock, F. [1a] Cameroon K000085680 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1018] Cameroon K000085704 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1294] Cameroon K000085682 No
Sonké, B. [1033] Cameroon K001412238 No
Sonké, B. [1123] Cameroon K001412234 No
Acworth, J.M. [24] Cameroon K001412222 No
Batoum, A. [3] Cameroon K001412237 No
Akogo, M. [303] Cameroon K001412231 No
Ndam, N. [738] Cameroon K000608726 Yes
Ghogue; Galla, J.; Taranovski, T.; Victor, N.; Victor, N. [1425] Cameroon K001495469 No
Ghogue; Galla, J.; Taranovski, T.; Victor, N.; Victor, N. [1425] Cameroon K001495468 No
Watts, J.; Nning, J.; Nije; Nokpa, S.; Obasi, D. [1192a] Cameroon K001401056 Yes
Acworth, J.M. [177] Cameroon K001412230 No
Akogo, M. [178] Cameroon K001412236 No
Pouakouyou, D. [101] Cameroon K001412232 No
Cheek & Ndam; Samfon; Mukete; Jaff. [3258] Cameroon K000593164 Yes
Schoenenberger, J.; Gosline, G.; Slangen, P.; Thomas [227] Cameroon K001422714 No
Ekema, N.; Etuge, M.; Obasi, D. [1082] Cameroon K001412227 No
Felicite, N.; Zappi; Rommens; Galla; Nana; Taranovski; Nguembou; Nkalle [16] Cameroon K000374750 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [263] Cameroon K001518776 No
Ekema, N.; Nchimfor, Z.; Etuge, M. [873] Cameroon K001412233 No
Ndam, N. [582] Cameroon K000608727 Yes
Sonké, B.; Simo, M. [5293] Cameroon K001635381 Yes
Sonké, B.; Simo, M. [5031] Cameroon K001768966 Yes
Etuge, M. [1859] Cameroon K001422713 No
Cable, S.; Hurst, L.; Etuge, M.; Koopman, S.; Frazer, S. [1832] Cameroon K001297723 Yes
Ekema, N. [987] Cameroon K001412224 No
Sonké, B. [1112] Cameroon K001412235 No
Schoenenberger, J.; Slangen, P.; Teearu, T.; Thomas [89] Cameroon K001422715 No
Cheek, M., Csiba, Renggana, Ngolan, Bhardol, Woltoff, Rowe [10806] Cameroon K001418578 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8473] Nigeria K:SPC-12198.000 No
Pollard, B.J.; Nguty; Mackinder, B.A.; Johnston; Angili; Bambo; Nwese; Mnyazi; Mwaga [543] Cameroon K:SPC-77252.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8830] Nigeria K:SPC-04705.000 No
Sonké, B. [329] Cameroon K000093850 No
Sonké, B. [270] Cameroon K000093853 No
Niger K:SPC-80091.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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