Coelospermum Blume

, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 994 (1826). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327850-2
Publication
Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie
Collation
16: 994
Date of Publication
Oct 1826-Nov 1827
Family as entered in IPNI
Rubiaceae

Type Information

Type Name
C. scandens Blume

Nomenclatural Notes

(as Caelospermum)

Remarks

Blume spelled his generic name as: Caelospermum. In Latin caelum (or coelum) means “heaven”, whereas in Greek coelos means hollow. Blume did not explicitly explain the etymology, but his description includes the words “Pyrenae 1-spermae ... intus concavae ...” Therefore, it is evident that he meant hollow-seeded, and Caelospermum is corrected to Coelospermum

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Coelospermum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 994 (Caelospermum).