Ladenbergia oblongifolia

Ladenbergia oblongifolia
Scientific 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 gavanensisSchltdl. Cascarilla magnifolia(Ruiz & Pav.) Wedd. Cascarilla nitida(Benth.) Wedd. Cascarilla oblongifolia(Humb. ex Mutis) Wedd. Cascarilla rostrataWedd. Cinchona caducifloraBonpl. Cinchona cuatrecasasiiStandl. ex Steyerm. Cinchona grandifoliaRuiz & Pav. ex Poir. Cinchona heterocarpaH.Karst. Cinchona lutescensRuiz ex Vitman Cinchona lutescensVell., nom. illeg. Cinchona magnifoliaRuiz & Pav. Cinchona nitidaBenth., nom. illeg. Cinchona oblongifoliaHumb. ex Mutis Ladenbergia gavanensis(Schltdl.) Standl. Ladenbergia magnifolia(Ruiz & Pav.) Klotzsch Ladenbergia nitida(Benth.) Klotzsch

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]

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 ^[update] , 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.