Palicourea microcarpa

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Palicourea microcarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Palicourea
Species:
P. microcarpa
Binomial name
Palicourea microcarpa
(Ruiz & Pav.) Zappi
Synonyms [1]
  • Coffea bidentataD.Dietr., nom. illeg.
  • Coffea microcarpaRuiz & Pav.
  • Psychotria yungasensisRusby
  • Rudgea microcarpa(Ruiz & Pav.) Standl.

Palicourea microcarpa, synonym Rudgea microcarpa, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Bolivia and Peru. [1]

Conservation

Rudgea microcarpa was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Peru. [2] As of March 2023, R. microcarpa was regarded as a synonym of Palicourea microcarpa, which has a wider distribution that includes Bolivia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Palicourea microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Zappi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Rudgea microcarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T36999A10025982. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36999A10025982.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.