Argocoffeopsis lemblinii
Argocoffeopsis lemblinii is an extinct relative of the coffee plant, within the family Rubiaceae. It is only known from the holotype collected by French botanist Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier in January 1907 in the valley of the Agnéby river in Côte d'Ivoire, and was not found during subsequent surveys. Argocoffeopsis lemblinii was a much branched shrub which could reach a height of about 50 centimetres. The flowers were white, the small fruits spheroid. It grew in a forest habitat.
| Argocoffeopsis lemblinii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Argocoffeopsis |
| Species: | A. lemblinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Argocoffeopsis lemblinii (A.Chev.) Robbr. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Argocoffea lemblinii (A.Chev.) J.-F.Leroy | |
References
- J. Hutchinson & J.M. Dalziel: Flora of West Tropical Africa: Vol. 2 Ericaceae-Labiatae. Crown Agents, 1963
- Ronald William John Keay: Notes on Rubiaceae for the "Flora of West Tropical Africa": II. In: Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles, Vol. 28, Fasc. 3 (Sep. 30, 1958), p. 291-298
- Auguste Chevalier (1947) Les caféiers du globe. III. Systématiques des caféiers et faux caféiers. Maladies et insectes nuisible. Vol. 28, Fascicule III. Encyclopédie biologique, Paris: P Lechevalier. (in French)
- Jean-François Leroy: Un faux Caféier à rechercher en Côte d'Ivoire : l'Argocoffea lemblini (A. Chev.) J. Agric. Trop. Bot. Appl. 10 : 259–261. (in French)
External links
- World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Image of the holotype at Aluka
- A. Assi (1998). "Argocoffeopsis lemblinii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T18290783A9687680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T18290783A9687680.en.
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