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Taxonomy

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996

Physical Description

Family Rubiaceae:

The Rubiaceae are trees, shrubs, or infrequently herbs comprising about 450 genera and 6,500 species, including some lianous forms. The leaves are simple and usually entire, and are opposite or sometimes whorled; stipules are present and interpetiolar. The flowers are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic, often heterostylous, and usually are in cymose inflorescences. The calyx is mostly somewhat reduced and 4-5-lobed or sometimes the lobes are obsolete or rarely one of them greatly expanded and brightly colored. The sympetalous corolla is mostly 4-5-lobed, occasionally with 3 or up to 10 lobes. The androecium consists of as many stamens as corolla lobes and is adnate to the corolla tube or epigynous zone, alternate with the lobes. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2 or seldom more carpels, a single style, and a nearly always inferior ovary with the number of locules equaling the number of carpels, each with 1-many axile ovules. An epigynous nectary disk is usually present. The fruit is variable, sometimes forming multiples. -- Gerald Carr.

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Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Chione:

There are approximately 289 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: C. abigusa · C. acuminata · C. aegrota · C. agraria · C. alatus · C. alta · C. alveata · C. amathusia · C. ambigua · C. amothusia · C. angelana · C. antiqua · C. antiquata · C. aplicodina · C. araneosa · C. aspera · C. asperrima · C. asperrina · C. australis · C. aximinensis · C. bainbridgensis · C. ballista · C. berjadinensis · C. berryi · C. bilineata · C. bistrionica · C. bolivarensis · C. borealis · C. buta · C. californensis · C. californien · C. californiense · C. californienses · C. californiensis (California Venus) · C. calophylla · C. cancelata · C. cancellaria · C. cancellata (Cross-Barred Venus) · C. cancellata cancellata · C. cancellata mazycki · C. cardioides · C. carmanahensis · C. casa · C. castanea · C. chemnitzi · C. chiapensis · C. chipolana · C. clenchi (Clench Venus) · C. coalingensis · C. cochinensis · C. columbiensis · C. compta · C. cor · C. cordeliae · C. cortezi · C. cortinaria · C. costellata · C. costellifera · C. craspedonta · C. crassicostata · C. crenifera · C. crenulata · C. cribaria · C. cribraria · C. cribrarius · C. cryptolineata · C. darienensis · C. darwini · C. dauleana · C. decorata · C. diabloensis · C. disjecta · C. dombeyi · C. dysera · C. elevata · C. ensifera · C. erosa · C. eupyga · C. excavata · C. exerta · C. eximia · C. fasciata · C. fernandoensis · C. flexuosa · C. florida · C. floridella · C. foliacea · C. foveolata · C. fructifraga · C. fumigata · C. funigata · C. fuscolineata · C. gallina · C. gallinula · C. gnida · C. gnidea · C. gnidia · C. grata · C. grisea · C. grus

Bibliography

• Keen, M., 1971, Sea Shells of Tropical West America, pg.186.

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database

Identifiers:

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 81536
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1504766