Meliaceae
Cabralea

Cabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart.

First published in Syst. Mat. Med. Bras.: 38 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to NE. Argentina. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Mota de Oliveira, S. & Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. (eds.) (2016). Flora of the Guianas, Series A 31: 1-169. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. 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

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mota de Oliveira, S. & Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. (eds.) (2016). Flora of the Guianas, Series A 31: 1-169. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2013 Milliken, W.; Lucas, E.; Nic Lughandha, E.; Mercês, F.; Zappi, D.C.; Santos, C.J. [5061] Brazil K000170191 Yes
Jul 8, 2009 Lucas, E.J. [329] Brazil K000542886 No
Jun 24, 2009 Mansano, V.F.; Marquete, R. [06-356] Brazil K000542860 No
Jan 30, 2007 Melo, E., et al [PCD 1792] Brazil K000036963 No
Rojas, T. [10583] Paraguay K000380583 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kajekai, C.; Grupo Shuar de Conservación [79] Ecuador K005181478 No
Zardini, E.M.; Chaparro, I. [50992] Paraguay K005181424 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [3079] Brazil K000380516 Holotype Yes
Gardner [4484] Brazil K000380513 Type Yes
Zardini, E.; Basualdo, I.; Soria, N. [2967] Paraguay K005181220 Yes
Pennington, T. Ecuador K:SPC-63931.000 No
Bohorquez, J.; Mendoza, R.; Cama, L. [16] Bolivia K005181490 No
Gardner [5405] Brazil K000380509 Type Yes
Zardini, E.; Velázquez, C. [27100] Paraguay K005181426 Yes
Fuentes, A.; Mendoza, M.; Ma. C. Lopez [11161] Bolivia K005181493 No
Solomon, J. [17546] Bolivia K005181491 No
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. [13900] Paraguay K005181427 Yes
Reitz Brazil K:SPC-43590.000 No
Krukoff, B.A. [1115] Brazil K000380519 Type Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1115] Brazil K000380518 Type Yes
Hassler, E. [3389] K000380582 Unknown Type Material Yes
Costa Rica K:SPC-43562.000 No
Parcela 1; Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H.; Santos, S.K.F.; Yamaciro, T. [199] Brazil K000579872 No
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Ceijas, E. [17067] Peru K005181488 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [11831] Brazil K000380517 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [13415] Brazil K000380584 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [13415] Brazil K000380585 Type Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Nic Lughadha, E.; Rando, J.; Biggs, N.; Moraes, L. [2577] Brazil K000652978 Yes
Fuentes, A.; Mendoza, M.; Ma. C. Lopez [11161] Bolivia K005181492 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [4775] Brazil K000380511 Lectotype Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Ceijas, E. [17607] Peru K005181484 No
Riedel [662] Brazil K000380515 Type Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Guerrero, L. [45283] Paraguay K005181423 Yes
Zardini, E.; Basualdo, I.; Soria, N. [2967] Paraguay K005181221 Yes
Fuentes, P.; Ronquillo, J.; Tiwi, P. [1259] Ecuador K005181482 No
Costa Rica K:SPC-29047.319 No
Graham, J.G. [2386] Peru K005181487 No
Hassler, E. [3389] Paraguay K000380581 Unknown Type Material Yes
Graham, J.G. [4988] Peru K005181483 No
Sellow [5047] Brazil K000380512 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [7559] Brazil K000427063 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Rowe, E.C.; et al. [156] Bolivia K:SPC-53805.000 No
Eduardo Váquez, A. [96EVA] Peru K005181486 No
Zardini, E.M.; Garcete, F. [43385] Paraguay K005181425 Yes
Foster, R.B.; Meza, E.; Smith, D.N. [11242] Peru K000112397 No
Pennington, T.D.; Tenorio, G. [10741] Ecuador K:SPC-54207.000 No
Gardner [5405] Brazil K000380508 Lectotype Yes
Flores, J. [23] Bolivia K005181489 No
Aulestia, M.; Bainca [3552] Ecuador K005181477 No
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Upiachiua, W. [17001] Peru K005181485 No
Gardner [4484] Brazil K000380514 Lectotype Yes
van der Werff, H.; Gray, B.; Quizhpe, W. [21723] Ecuador K005181479 No
van der Werff, H.; Gray, B.; Quizhpe, W. [21723] Ecuador K005181480 No
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. [13900] Paraguay K005181219 Yes
Romoleroux, K.; Ojeda, P. [2454] Ecuador K005181481 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [7557] Brazil K000427064 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [7555] Brazil K000380510 Unknown Type Material 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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