Ladenbergia oblongifolia

Ladenbergia oblongifolia, many synonyms, including Ladenbergia gavanensis, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the north-west of South America: Bolivia, northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

Ladenbergia oblongifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ladenbergia
Species:
L. oblongifolia
Binomial name
Ladenbergia oblongifolia
(Humb. ex Mutis) L.Andersson
Synonyms[1]
  • Buena magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Wedd.
  • Buena nitida (Benth.) Wedd.
  • Cascarilla caduciflora (Bonpl.) Wedd.
  • Cascarilla gavanensis Schltdl.
  • Cascarilla magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Wedd.
  • Cascarilla nitida (Benth.) Wedd.
  • Cascarilla oblongifolia (Humb. ex Mutis) Wedd.
  • Cascarilla rostrata Wedd.
  • Cinchona caduciflora Bonpl.
  • Cinchona cuatrecasasii Standl. ex Steyerm.
  • Cinchona grandifolia Ruiz & Pav. ex Poir.
  • Cinchona heterocarpa H.Karst.
  • Cinchona lutescens Ruiz ex Vitman
  • Cinchona lutescens Vell., nom. illeg.
  • Cinchona magnifolia Ruiz & Pav.
  • Cinchona nitida Benth., nom. illeg.
  • Cinchona oblongifolia Humb. ex Mutis
  • Ladenbergia gavanensis (Schltdl.) Standl.
  • Ladenbergia magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Klotzsch
  • Ladenbergia nitida (Benth.) Klotzsch

Conservation

Ladenbergia gavanensis was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Peru.[2] As of February 2023, L. gavanensis was regarded as a synonym of Ladenbergia oblongifolia, which has a much wider distribution.[1]

References
  1. "Ladenbergia oblongifolia (Humb. ex Mutis) L.Andersson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ladenbergia gavanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T36970A10022937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36970A10022937.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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