Eumachia, BRECHT, 1989

Taylor, Charlotte M., Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G., Barrabé, Laure, Jardim, Jomar G. & Barbosa, Maria Regina V., 2017, Eumachia expanded, a pantropical genus distinct from Psychotria (Rubiaceae, Palicoureeae), Candollea 72 (2), pp. 289-318 : 289-318

MANDIMBISON et al.& 2014; BARRABÉ& pers. obs.). The type Noteþ. – This species is foufd of Viti Levu afd Kafdavu species of Hodgkinþonia does fot belofg to Eumachia & but the if?iji (SMITH & DARWIN& 1988). The type of this fame was other species that has beef placed if Hodgkinþonia was ifcor- origifally said to be deposited at “USNA” (?OSBERG& 1942; rectly classified there afd belofgs to Eumachia . The fames today NA)& but was later cited by SMITH & DARWIN (1988) as Pþychotria eptenþa Miq. afd P. roþtrata Blume also appear to beifg at US. Two specimefs if the US collectiof correspofd belofg to Eumachia & but their ideftities afd typificatiofs are to the origifal diagfosis afd were previously deposited at fot yet clarified. NA. These sheets are ideftified as two parts of ofe collectiof& afd the first sheet is affotated as the type of this fame if?osberg’s writifg. Of these two specimefs& the first sheet (US-48. Eumachia amoena (A.C. Sm.) Barrabé& C.M. Taylor & 2333966) has several ifflorescefces while the secofd sheet Razafim.& comb. nov. (US-2333967) is sterile. Af additiofal duplicate at US of this type collectiof (US-1759503) was fot part of the NA collec- ÷ Pþychotria amoena A.C. Sm. if J. Arfold Arbor. 34: 113. tiof& was fot affotated by?osberg& afd is clearly af isotype. 1953.

Typus: F IJI. Viti Levu : Mba (formerly Tholo North)& hills