Fabaceae
Dioclea

Dioclea virgata (Rich.) Amshoff

First published in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 52: 69 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Tabasco) to S. Tropical America. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Borneo, Ethiopia, India, Malaya, Nigeria, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Araújo, D. & Alves, M. (2010). Climbing plants of a fragmented area of lowland Atlantic forest, Igarassu, Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil). Phytotaxa 8: 1-24.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.or

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2022). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 4: 1-276. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Adema, F. (1998). Blumea 43:233-239. Notes Mal Fab.) L-P) 3. Dioc, Luz, Macropsych
  • Maxwell, R. H. (1991). In: Dassanayake, M. D. & Fosberg, F. R. (Eds.) A revised handbook

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Pena, E.M.; Henicka, G.S.; Piva, J.H. [2443] Brazil K000579585 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Glocker, E.F.von [s.n.] Brazil K000206538 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Gardner, G. [1563] Brazil K000206540 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Ule, E. [9048] Brazil K000206418 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Noblick, L.R.; Brito, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2121] Brazil K000206493 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Brazil K000206415 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Gardner, G. [970] Brazil K000206539 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Gardner, G. [1543] Brazil K000206537 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.; Amorim, A. [9955] Brazil K000206489 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Gardner, G. [2544] Brazil K000206541 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Bondar, G. [3061] Brazil K000206494 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [5743] Brazil K000206492 Yes
Apr 1, 2003 Bondar, G. [3061] Brazil K000206495 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Carvalho, A.M.; Jardim, J.G.; Juchum, F.S.; Orsi, A.C. [6724] Brazil K000206839 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Cameron, D.F.; Silva, G.P. [3625] Brazil K000921859 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Franco, A.L.M.; Buzato, S. [s.n.] Brazil K000921865 Yes
Nov 1, 1997 Queiroz, L.P. [4898] Brazil K000206843 Yes
Oct 1, 1995 Sales, M.; Travassos, Z.; Tschá, M. [453] Brazil K000206416 Yes
May 1, 1995 Amorim, A.; Sant'Ana, S.; Santos, E.B.; Brito, H.S. [354] Brazil K000206417 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Pirani, J.R.; Kallunki, J.A. [2774] Brazil K000921861 Yes
Jul 1, 1991 Heringer, E.P. [14420] Brazil K000921858 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Queiroz, L.P. [2543] Brazil K000206413 Yes
Mar 18, 1988 Milliken, W.; Ramos, J.; Damião, C.; Mota, A.; Latham, S. [720] Brazil K000921860 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Lyra-Lemos, R.P.; Staviski, M.N. [754] Brazil K000206420 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, S.C.; Silva, N.A. [4370] Brazil K000921863 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Marinho, L.; Secco, R.S.; Sperling, C.; Condon, M.; Merquita, A.; Gilberto R, B. [130] Brazil K000921867 Yes
Aug 1, 1983 Calderon, C.E.; Monteiro, O.P.; Guedes, J. [2865] Brazil K000921857 Yes
Oct 1, 1982 Heringer, E.P. [18131] Brazil K000921862 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M. [1069] Brazil K000206419 Yes
Oct 1, 1981 Mattos Silva, L.A.; Hage, J.L. [1018] Brazil K000206421 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 van Rooden, J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Topper, S.M.C. [636] Colombia K001477795 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2361] Brazil K000921852 Yes
May 5, 1979 Krukoff, B.A. [8060] Brazil K000921827 Yes
Mar 13, 1979 Ratter, J.A.; Castro, R.A.; Ferreira, A.; Andrelinho [2017] Brazil K000921815 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P17362] Brazil K000921856 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Jangoux, J.; Bahia, R.P. [353] Brazil K000921866 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [13212] Brazil K000921864 Yes
Jun 12, 1969 Mexia, Y.E.J. [5548] Brazil K000921846 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [10327] Brazil K000921831 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [2995] Brazil K000921820 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Belshaw, C.M. [3323] Peru K001477835 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [2027] Brazil K000921818 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Pires, J.M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [52438] Brazil K000921855 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [50372] Brazil K000921850 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Egler, W.A. [47636] Brazil K000921853 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Cowan, R.S. [38474] Brazil K000921837 Yes
Burchell [9722] Brazil K000921824 Yes
Santos, R.R.; Bertolda, J.; Ratter, J.A. [1494] Brazil K000921832 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5444] Brazil K000921835 Yes
Fróes, R.L.; Krukoff, B.A. [1754] Brazil K000921836 Yes
Sello [471] Brazil K000921849 Yes
Sandeman, C. [2179] Brazil K000921843 Yes
Holt, E.G.; Blake, E.R. [416] Brazil K000921847 Yes
Pires, J.M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [51998] Brazil K000921854 Yes
Sinclair, J. [s.n.] Malaysia K003834821 Yes
Cowan, R.S. [38474] Brazil K000921838 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [III.449] Brazil K000921823 Yes
Sandeman, C. [2179] Brazil K000921842 Yes
Burchell [9526-2] Brazil K000921814 Yes
Williams, M.; Williams, J.L. [s.n.] Nigeria K003834828 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000921816 Yes
Archer, W.A. [7708] Brazil K000921844 Yes
s.coll. [857] Brazil K000921822 Yes
Sinclair, J. [s.n.] K003834819 Yes
de Lima, H.; Fortes, E.A. [8762] Brazil K001516414 Yes
Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [1633] Brazil K000921829 Yes
Burchell [9475] Brazil K000921825 Yes
Gambating, A. [SAN95134] Malaysia K003834824 Yes
Spruce, R. [251] Brazil K000921817 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; Castro, R.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [1161] Brazil K000921834 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P4356] Malaysia K003834820 Yes
Glaziou, A. [13422] Brazil K000921841 Yes
Glaziou [10531] Brazil K000921848 Yes
Ule, E. [9048] Brazil K000921840 Yes
Native Collecter [24] Malaysia K003834827 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4104] Brazil K000921830 Yes
s.coll. [8] Mauritius K003834829 Yes
Bayak [s.n.] K003834823 Yes
Fróes, R.L.; Krukoff, B.A. [11700] Brazil K000921845 Yes
Keith [7056] Malaysia K003834825 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [5518] Brazil K000921851 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] India K003834818 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Santos, R.R. [16812] Brazil K000921828 Yes
Ule, E. [5535] Brazil K000921826 Yes
Bayak [2138] K003834822 Yes
Lisbôa, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000921819 Yes
Kadir [s.n.] Malaysia K003834826 Yes
Macedo, A. [70] Brazil K000921839 Yes
Spruce [s.n.] Brazil K000921833 Yes
Ramos, M. [151] Borneo K000898374 Unknown Type Material Yes
Venezuela K001477786 Yes
Venezuela K001477787 Yes
Venezuela K001477788 Yes
Venezuela K001477789 Yes
Venezuela K001477790 Yes
Venezuela K001477791 Yes
Venezuela K001477792 Yes
Venezuela K001477793 Yes
Venezuela K001477794 Yes
Ecuador K001477796 Yes
Ecuador K001477797 Yes
Ecuador K001477798 Yes
Ecuador K001477799 Yes
Bolivia K001477800 Yes
Bolivia K001477801 Yes
Bolivia K001477802 Yes
Bolivia K001477803 Yes
Bolivia K001477804 Yes
Bolivia K001477805 Yes
Bolivia K001477806 Yes
Bolivia K001477807 Yes
Bolivia K001477808 Yes
Bolivia K001477809 Yes
Peru K001477819 Yes
Peru K001477820 Yes
Peru K001477821 Yes
Peru K001477822 Yes
Peru K001477823 Yes
Peru K001477824 Yes
Peru K001477825 Yes
Peru K001477826 Yes
Peru K001477827 Yes
Peru K001477828 Yes
Peru K001477829 Yes
Peru K001477830 Yes
Peru K001477831 Yes
Peru K001477832 Yes
Peru K001477833 Yes
Peru K001477834 Yes
Colombia K001477836 Yes
Colombia K001477837 Yes
Colombia K001477838 Yes
Colombia K001477839 Yes
Colombia K001477840 Yes
Colombia K001477841 Yes
Colombia K001477842 Yes
Colombia K001477843 Yes
Colombia K001477844 Yes

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