Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 191 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Delprete, P.G. & Cortés-B., R. (2006 publ. 2007). A synopsis of the Rubiaceae of the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with a key to genera, and a preliminary species list. Revista de Biologia Neotropical 3: 13-96.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mendoza, H., Ramirez P., B.R. & Jimenez, L.C. (2004). Rubiaceae de Colombia: guia ilustrada de generos: 1-351. Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogota, Colombia.

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

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Mendoza, H., Ramirez P., B.R. & Jimenez, L.C. (2004). Rubiaceae de Colombia: guia ilustrada de generos: 1-351. Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogota, Colombia.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. (2017). Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
  • 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
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Lombardi, J.A. [3961] Brazil K000265474 Yes
Dec 1, 2004 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Peru K000110824 Yes
Dec 1, 2004 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Peru K000110832 Yes
Jun 10, 1994 Peru K001436710 Yes
Mar 28, 1972 Peru K001436705 Yes
Lima, A. [53-1299] Brazil K001049645 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5416] Brazil K001049648 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [380] Brazil K001049646 Yes
Ducke, A. [263] Brazil K001049638 Yes
Zandoval, J.A. [215] Brazil K001049639 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001049643 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4768] Brazil K001049650 Yes
Mori, S.A. [9006] Brazil K001049644 Yes
Spruce, R. [982] Brazil K000173574 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ule, E. [5462] Brazil K001049637 Yes
Kampf, E. [107] Brazil K001049640 Yes
Martius [s.n.] Brazil K001049647 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [6332] Colombia K001435811 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4769] Brazil K001049649 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5416] Brazil K001049642 Yes
Prance, G.T. [7463] Brazil K001049641 Yes
Prance, G.T. [24474] Brazil K001049652 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [380] Brazil K001049653 Yes
Mori, S.A. [9006] Brazil K001049651 Yes
Peru K000110821 Yes
Peru K000110822 Yes
Peru K000110823 Yes
Peru K000110825 Yes
Peru K000110827 Yes
Peru K000110828 Yes
Peru K000110829 Yes
Peru K000110830 Yes
Peru K000110831 Yes
Peru K000110833 Yes
Peru K000110834 Yes
Peru K000111186 Yes
Peru K000111187 Yes
Peru K000111188 Yes
Bolivia K001435810 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [6332], Colombia K001435811 Yes
Bolivia K001435812 Yes
Peru K001436702 Yes
Peru K001436703 Yes
Peru K001436704 Yes
Peru K001436706 Yes
Peru K001436707 Yes
Peru K001436708 Yes
Peru K001436709 Yes
Peru K001436711 Yes
Peru K001436712 Yes
Peru K001436713 Yes
Peru K001436714 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0