Ladenbergia oblongifolia

Ladenbergia oblongifolia, many synonyms, including Ladenbergia gavanensis, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the north-west of South America: Bolivia, northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.^[1]

Ladenbergia oblongifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Ladenbergia
Species:	L. oblongifolia
Binomial name
Ladenbergia oblongifolia (Humb. ex Mutis) L.Andersson
Synonyms[1]
Buena magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Wedd. Buena nitida (Benth.) Wedd. Cascarilla caduciflora (Bonpl.) Wedd. Cascarilla gavanensis Schltdl. Cascarilla magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Wedd. Cascarilla nitida (Benth.) Wedd. Cascarilla oblongifolia (Humb. ex Mutis) Wedd. Cascarilla rostrata Wedd. Cinchona caduciflora Bonpl. Cinchona cuatrecasasii Standl. ex Steyerm. Cinchona grandifolia Ruiz & Pav. ex Poir. Cinchona heterocarpa H.Karst. Cinchona lutescens Ruiz ex Vitman Cinchona lutescens Vell., nom. illeg. Cinchona magnifolia Ruiz & Pav. Cinchona nitida Benth., nom. illeg. Cinchona oblongifolia Humb. ex Mutis Ladenbergia gavanensis (Schltdl.) Standl. Ladenbergia magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Klotzsch Ladenbergia nitida (Benth.) Klotzsch

Conservation

Ladenbergia gavanensis was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Peru.^[2] As of February 2023^[update], L. gavanensis was regarded as a synonym of Ladenbergia oblongifolia, which has a much wider distribution.^[1]