Moutabea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Moutabeae
Genus: Moutabea
Name

Moutabea Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 679(–680). 1775. – Hist. Pl. Guiane 4: t. 274. 1775.

Type species: Moutabea guianensis Aubl.,Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 680.

Synonymy

Homotypic
Montabea Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 527. 1819, sphalm.

Overview of species
Accepted species[Note 1]

M. aculeata – M. angustifolia – M. arianae – M. chodatiana – M. excoriata – M. floribunda – M. gentryi – M. guianensis
Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to checklists from Antioquia (Colombia), Bolivia, the Guiana Shield, and Brazil, as well as to Ståhl (2000) – see references.
Names in synonymy

M. acostae – M. dibotrya – M. longifolia – M. silvatica
References
Primary references

Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 2. Pp. 622–976, tabl. 1–52, misc. 1–160. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page.
Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 4. Tt. 194–392. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page.
Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1819. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 4. VI+LX+888 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Aymard C., G.A., Berry, P.E. & Eriksen, B. 2004. Polygalaceae. Pp. 316–347 in Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 8, Poaceae–Rubiaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 1-930723-36-9. Reference page.
Aymard C., G.A., Berry, P.E. & Eriksen, B. 2007. Polygalaceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 468–471. BHL Reference page.
Ståhl, B. 2000. Moutabea. Pp. 126–128 in Eriksen, B., Ståhl, B. & Persson, C., 102. Polygalaceae. In Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (eds.), Flora of Ecuador, No. 65: 1–134. University of Göteborg & Riksmuseum, Stockholm. ISBN 91-88896-21-8. Reference page.
Lewis, W.H. & Herrera-MacBryde, O. 1969. Family 96. Polygalaceae. In Woodson, R.E., Jr., Schery, R.W. & Collaborators, Flora of Panama, part VI. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 56: 9–28. BHL Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Moutabea. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2019.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Moutabea in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2017 July 20.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Moutabea.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Moutabea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-07-20.
Hassler, M. 2019. Moutabea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 August 25. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2019. Moutabea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2019.
Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Moutabea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2019.
Moutabea in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 25 August 2019.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Moutabea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2019.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Moutabea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2019.
Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Moutabea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2019.
Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Moutabea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2019.
Moutabea in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 25 August 2019.

Note:
Additionally, several informally named species of Moutabea have been recorded by Aymard et al. (2004) and Ståhl (2000).

Moutabea is a neotropical genus of Polygalaceae with about 10 species.[1][2] It was first described in 1775 by Jean Aublet.[3]
Description

Moutabea are erect or scandent trees, shrubs, and lianas.[4][5] Its leaves are alternate, petiolate, and usually glabrous.[5] Its zygomorphic flowers are white or yellow and contain 5 petals which are subequal and 5 sepals which are equal. Its 8 stamens are joined into 2 groups of 4.[4][5] Its ovary is usually 4-locular, though it can be 2- to 5-locular. The berry it produces is edible, globose, and indehiscent. They contain 2 to 5 seeds.[5]
Species

As of April 2020, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

Moutabea aculeata (Ruiz & Pav.) Poepp. & Endl.
Moutabea angustifolia Huber
Moutabea arianae Jans.-Jac. & Maas
Moutabea chodatiana Huber
Moutabea excoriata Mart. ex Miq.
Moutabea floribunda J.C.Huber ex J.B.Silveira & Secco
Moutabea gentryi T.Wendt
Moutabea guianensis Aubl.
Moutabea pacifica (Morat & Meijden) Byng & Christenh. – formerly placed in the monotypic genus Balgoya[6]
Moutabea victoriana J.B.Silveira & Secco

References

"Moutabea Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
Da Silveira, J. B., & Secco, R. D. S. (2015). A new species of Moutabea (Polygalaceae) for the Brazilian Amazon, Guyana and Peru. Phytotaxa, 202(4), 259-265.
Harvard University; Royal Botanic Gardens Kew; Australian National Herbarium. "Moutabea". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
Arboretum, Arnold (1977). "Journal of the Arnold Arboretum". 58. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
Missouri Botanical Garden; Henry Shaw School of Borany (1969). "Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden". 56. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
Pastore, J. F. B., Abbott, J. R., Neubig, K. M., Whitten, W. M., Mascarenhas, R. B., Mota, M. C. A., & Berg, C. V. D. (2017), "A Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomic Notes in Caamembeca (Polygalaceae)", Systematic Botany, 42(1), 54-62