Genipa americana L., 1759

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part G), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 529-556 : 529

Genipa americana Linnaeus , Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 931. 1759.

["Habitat in America meridionali. Monnier."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 251 (1762). RCN: 1502.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 6: 413. 1989): [icon] " Ianipaba " in Marggraf, Hist. Rer. Nat. Bras.: 92. 1648 (see p. 148).

Generitype of Genipa Linnaeus.

Current name: Genipa americana L. ( Rubiaceae ).

Note: Although Steyermark (in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 349. 1972) discussed the original elements for the name, he did not formally choose a type.