Lasianthus ovatus (Korth.) Miq. (1857)

Zhu, H., Roos, M. C. & Ridsdale, C. E., 2012, A taxonomic revision of the Malesian species of Lasianthus (Rubiaceae), Blumea 57 (1), pp. 1-102 : 95

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3767/000651912X652012
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17486040
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scientific name	Lasianthus ovatus (Korth.) Miq. (1857)
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Treatment

9. Lasianthus ovatus (Korth.) Miq. (1857) View in CoL 321.

— Mephitidia ovata Korth. (1851) 221. —

Type: Korthals s.n. (n.v.), Sumatra, Merapi .

Lasianthus ovatus (Korth.) Miq. var. oligoneurus (Korth.) Boerl. (1891) 141. — Mephitidia ovata Korth. var. oligoneura Korth. (1851) 221. — Type: Korthals s.n. (n.v.), Borneo, Sakoembang.

Notes — From Korthals’ description, this species has oblong-ovate leaf blade, apex acuminate, base obtuse or subcordate, hirsute beneath; cymes capitulate, with hirsute peduncle. According to the original description, this species differs from L. capitatus by having curved nerves, prolonged nervules, shorter calyx lobes.

Miquel did not see the type specimens. Neither did we after checking all Lasianthus collections in L. Several specimens from Sumatra and Borneo roughly match Korthals’ simple description, however, not one of these specimens can with certainty be identified with L. ovatus .

Abbreviations

L	Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University branch

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Gentianales
Family	Rubiaceae
Genus	Lasianthus
Section	Lasianthus