Rubiaceae of the New World

By Piero Delprete and Rocio Cortés
 

OLDENLANDIA Linnaeus

Detail of inflorescence and immature fruits Oldenlandia corymbosa Sobral, collected from sidewalk Universidade Vale do Acarau Brazil           Photo P. Delprete Habit (left)

Synonyms: Edrastima Rafinesque; Eionitis Bremekamp; Gonotheca Blume ex A. P. de Candolle, non Gonotheca Rafinesque; Karamyschewia Fischer & C. A. Meyer; Listeria Necker ex Rafinesque; Mitratheca K. Schumann; Oldenlanda Cothenius (orth. var.); Theyodis A. Richard

Geographic distribution: Northern Central America (up to southern Mexico), southern Central America, northern Chocó area, southern Chocó area, West Indies, Magdalena-Llanos area, Napo-Marañón drainage, southwestern Amazon Basin, western Amazon Basin, Guayana Shield, central Amazon basin, eastern Amazon basin, northeastern Brazil, Brazilian Atlantic coast, Brazilian planalto, Rio Paraná drainage, northern Andes (above 1000 m) and pantropical.

Number of species: 14.

Taxonomic notes: The definition of this genus is still in doubt. It has been treated by some specialists as synonymous with Hedyotis.