Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Dagame, Degame
Description
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Physical Description
Habit: Tree
Biology
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Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Rubiales
()
- Family:
Curculionoidea
()
- Genus:
Calycophyllum
()
- Specific epithet:
candidissimum
- (Vahl) DC.
- Botanical name: - Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl) DC.
- Specific epithet:
candidissimum
- (Vahl) DC.
- Genus:
Calycophyllum
(
- Family:
Curculionoidea
(
- Order:
Rubiales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Macrocnemum candidissimum Vahl
- Mussaenda candida Poir.
- Mussaenda candidissima (Vahl) Schult.
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003.
Place of publication
: Prodr. 4:367. 1830.
Name verified on 15-Aug-1986 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Sep-1998.
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Calycophyllum
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 21 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
C. acreanum · C. brevipes · C. candidissimum (Degame) · C. candissimum · C. cordatum · C. intonsum · C. megistocaulum · C. merumense · C. multiflorum · C. obovatum · C. papillosum · C. pedunculatum · C. pedunculatum var. villosum · C. spectabile · C. spruceanum (Mulateiro) · C. spruceanum f. brasiliensis · C. spruceanum f. intermedium · C. stanleyanum · C. tefense · C. venezuelense · C. villosum
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Further Reading
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- Anglo-russkii biologicheskii slovar' / [avtory, I. N. Afanas'eva et al.; spetsial'nye nauch. redaktory, O. I. Chibisova i L. A. Koziar]. Moskva: Russkii iazyk, 1979. ENG url p. 359.
- Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. (Ency WTimber)
- Bulletin de la Société Imperiale Zoologique d'Acclimatation. url p. 629.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 180.
- Ensayo sobre las plantas usuales de Costa Rica / por H. Pittier. Washington, D.C.: H.L. & J.B. McQueen, 1908. SPA url p. 110, p. 132, p. 147.
- Flora Costaricensis / William Burger, editor. Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, 1993. ENG url p. 30, p. 325, p. 328.
- Flora of Guatemala / by Paul C. Standley and Louis O. Williams. Chicago, ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, 1975. ENG url p. 28, p. v.
- Flora of Yucatan, by Paul C. Standley. Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 1930. ENG url p. 426.
- Hardwood record. Chicago: Hardwood Co., 1902-1939. ENG url p. 21.
- Lasser, T., ed. 1964 and ndash;. Flora de Venezuela. (F Venez)
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
- Lista de las plantas encontradas hasta ahora en Costa Rica y en los territorios limítrofes: extractada de la "Biologia centrali-americana." [San José: Tip. Nacional, 1888] SPA url p. 39.
- Manual de plantas de Costa Rica /B.E. Hammel [et al.] editores; Silvia Troyo, ilustraciones. 97 2004 St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden, 2003- SPA url p. 171, p. 174, p. 177, p. 179, p. 182, p. 184.
- Standley, P. C. and J. A. Steyermark. 1946 and ndash;1976. Flora of Guatemala. (F Guat)
- The Rubiaceae of Colombia, by Paul C. Standley. Chicago, 1930. ENG url p. 21.
- The Rubiaceae of Venezuela, by Paul C. Standley. Chicago, 1931. ENG url p. 364.
- The forests and flora of British Honduras / by Paul C. Standley and Samuel J. Record; in cooperation with the Conservator of Forests and the Agricultural Officer of the Colony. Chicago: [Field Museum of Natural History], 1936. ENG url p. 376.
- University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, University of Kansas. ENG url p. 614.
- Woodson, R. E. and R. W. Schery, eds. 1943 and ndash;1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama)
Notes
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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 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 10, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 9 providers.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 26, 2008)
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 10, 2007:
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2670087
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-32055
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14244831
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:745241-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 8668
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 506055
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 745241-1
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CACA73
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 26823
