Oryctanthus spicatus (Jacq.) Eichler
First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 5(2): 87 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America to Trinidad. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and has social uses.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Loranthus spicatus Jacq. in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 18 (1760)
- Struthanthus spicatus (Jacq.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 410 (1834)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Glutago spicata Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 126 (1838)
- Loranthus alveolatus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 444 (1820)
- Loranthus amplexicaulis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 445 (1820)
- Loranthus immersus Benth. in Pl. Hartw.: 189 (1845)
- Loranthus rotundatus Wall. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 118 (1829)
- Loranthus rotundifolius Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 154 (1829), nom. illeg.
- Loranthus spicatus var. atroanthus G.Mey. in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 12: 788 (1824)
- Oryctanthes ligustrina (C.Presl) Trel. in Phoradendron: 218 (1916)
- Oryctanthus alveolatus (Kunth) Kuijt in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 504 (1976)
- Oryctanthus alveolatus var. amplexicaulis (Kunth) Rizzini in Fl. Venez. 4(2): 136 (1982)
- Oryctanthus alveolatus var. kuijtii Rizzini in Fl. Venez. 4(2): 136 (1982)
- Oryctanthus amazonicus Ule in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 48: 152 (1906 publ. 1907)
- Oryctanthus amplexicaulis (Kunth) Eichler in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 5(2): 87 (1868)
- Oryctanthus botryostachys Eichler in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 5(2): 89 (1868)
- Oryctanthus botryostachyus Eichler in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 5(2): 87 (1868)
- Oryctanthus laceratus Kuijt in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95: 519 (1976)
- Oryctanthus ligustrinus (C.Presl) Urb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 30 (1897)
- Struthanthus alveolatus (Kunth) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 410 (1834)
- Struthanthus amplexicaulis (Kunth) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 410 (1834)
- Phoradendron ligustrinum (C.Presl) Eichler in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 5(2): 134 (1868)
- Viscum ligustrinum C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 252 (1851)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
- 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.
- Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
- Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. 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.
- 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-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- 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.
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
Kew Backbone Distributions
- 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.
- Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
- 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. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. 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.
- 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-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
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.
- 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
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jun 30, 2011 | Hartweg, K.T. [1043], Colombia | K000852888 | isotype | Yes | |
Noton, B. [Cat. no. 520], India | Loranthus amplexicaulis | K001111202 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 520], India | Loranthus amplexicaulis | K001111203 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1976 | Spruce, R. [s.n.], Pará | Oryctanthus alveolatus | K000651825 | Yes | |
Forstreuter, W. [FW 9044], Brazil | Oryctanthus alveolatus | 71276.000 | No | ||
Forstreuter, W. [FW 9043], Brazil | Oryctanthus alveolatus | 71285.000 | No |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
- ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- ColPlantA database
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
- ColPlantA database
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0