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
	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 ;

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ladenbergia oblongifolia (Humb. ex Mutis) L.Andersson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^ 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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[POWO_1106418-2-1] "Ladenbergia oblongifolia (Humb. ex Mutis) L.Andersson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-09.

[iucn_status_15_November_2021-2] 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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