IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77367189-1

Publication

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Collation

158(2): 286

Date of Publication

25 Aug 2025

Family as entered in IPNI

Rubiaceae

Type Information

Collector Team

Granville et al. 10434

Locality

Maroni River Basin, Gobaya Soula, rive droite, layon vers les Monts Atachi-Bacca, entre 0–1.5 km de l'Itany [River], camp 1, 100 m

Collection Date

6 Jan 1989

Type Herbaria

holotype CAY CAY074825; CAY074826

Latitude

3° 37' N

Longitude

53° 58' W

Distribution Of Types

French Guiana (Northern South America, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.5091/plecevo.146274 Etymology: the specific epithet is derived from the Latin words 'humus-' ('ground') and '-capiens'. In this sense, 'capiens' is the present participle of the transitive verb 'capere' (capio, capis, cepi, captum), which means 'to hold'.