Psychotria hombroniana

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Psychotria

| species = hombroniana

| authority = (Baill.) Fosberg (1955)

| synonyms = {{specieslist|Uragoga hombroniana |Baill. (1914)}}

See Distribution and habitat for synonyms of each subspecies

}}

Psychotria hombroniana (Chamorro: aplokating palaon; Chuukese: chimei; Palauan: demedemegur; Pohnpeian: kampaniel){{Cite book |last=Falanruw |first=Marjorie V. C. |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/179532 |title=Common and scientific names of trees and shrubs of Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands |date=1990 |publisher=U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station |volume=PSW-26 |location=Berkeley, Calif. (P.O. Box 245, Berkeley 94701) |pages=3, 25–26, 33}}{{Cite book |last1=Fosberg |first1=F. Raymond |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215190 |title=Smithsonian contributions to botany: Flora of Micronesia, 5: Bignoniaceae-Rubiaceae |last2=Sachet |first2=Marie-Hélène |last3=Oliver |first3=Royce L. |date=1993 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press |volume=81 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=102, 105}} is shrub or tree in the family Rubiaceae that is endemic to the Caroline and Mariana Islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean.{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana (Baill.) Fosberg {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:762246-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}

Distribution and habitat

The genus Psychotia is a large group with highly variable traits, and taxonomic classification has been challenging. Eight distinct subspecies of Pychotria hombroniana are now recognized, five in the Caroline Islands and three in the Mariana Islands. Subspecies, their ranges, and their historic synonyms are listed below.

= Caroline Islands =

== ''Psychotria hombroniana'' var. ''canfieldiae'' Fosberg - Caroline Islands<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana var. canfieldiae Fosberg {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:965542-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> ==

== ''Psychotria hombroniana'' var. ''carolinensis'' (Valeton) - Caroline Islands<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana var. carolinensis (Valeton) ined. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77190068-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> ==

  • Known as kampaniel, kempeniel, or kempenial in Palauan, and chimei in Chuukese)
  • Synonyms:
  • Amaracarpus carolinensis Valeton (1930)
  • Amaracarpus carolinensis var. squarrosa Valeton (1930)
  • Amaracarpus heteropoides Valeton (1930)
  • Amaracarpus kraemeri Valeton (1930)
  • Psychotria carolinensis (Valeton) Fosberg (1940)
  • Psychotria hombroniana var. squarrosa (Valeton) Fosberg (1980)

== ''Psychotria hombroniana'' var. ''hirtella'' (Valeton) Fosberg - Caroline Islands<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana var. hirtella (Valeton) Fosberg {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:890567-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> ==

  • Synonyms:
  • Amaracarpus hirtellus Valeton (1930)
  • Amaracarpus macrophyllus Valeton (1930)
  • Psychotria ponapensis Fosberg (1940)

== ''Psychotria hombroniana'' var. ''kusaiensis'' (Kaneh.) Fosberg - [[Kosrae]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana var. kusaiensis (Kaneh.) Fosberg {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:890568-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> ==

  • Synonyms:
  • Amaracarpus kusaiensis Kaneh. (1935)
  • Amaracarpus kanehirae Hosok. (1935)

== ''Psychotria hombroniana'' var. ''peliliuensis'' Fosberg - [[Palau]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana var. peliliuensis Fosberg {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:965543-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> ==

= Mariana Islands =

== ''Psychotria hombroniana'' var. ''hombroniana -'' Mariana Islands<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana var. hombroniana {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77170246-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> ==

  • Synonym:
  • Amaracarpus rotensis Hosok. (1935)

== ''Psychotria hombroniana'' var. ''ladronica'' (Hosok.) Fosberg - [[Rota (island)|Rota]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana var. ladronica (Hosok.) Fosberg {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:967084-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> ==

  • Synonyms:
  • Amaracarpus ladronicus (Hosok.) Hosok. (1935)
  • Psychotria ladronica Hosok. (1935)

== ''Psychotria hombroniana'' var. ''mariannensis'' (Kaneh.) Fosberg - [[Alamagan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psychotria hombroniana var. mariannensis (Kaneh.) Fosberg {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:967085-1 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}</ref> ==

  • Synonym:
  • Amaracarpus mariannensis Kaneh. in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 48: 926 (1934)

Common names

The common names for Pyshotria hombroniana vary between the islands:

= [[Chamorro language|Chamorro]] =

  • Aplokating palaon

= [[Chuukese language|Chuukese]] =

  • chimei

= [[Palauan language|Palauan]] =

  • Demedemegur
  • Rtertil

= [[Pohnpeian language|Pohnpeian]] =

  • Kampaniel, ke mpenial, kempeniel, or kempenial (mpen meaning nearby, and ial meaning path)

See also

References