Sapindaceae
Exothea

Exothea paniculata (Juss.) Radlk.

First published in T.A.Durand, Index Gen. Phan.: 81 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Florida, Caribbean, E. & S. Mexico to Colombia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Distribution
Elevation range: 325–325 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia.
Habit
Tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland.
[UPFC]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Tree up to 20 m tall; leaves petiolate, with 2, 4, or 6 alternate leaflets, these oblong to elliptic-obovate, 5–13 cm long, the apex acute, obtuse, or emarginate, narrowed or nearly sessile at base, the margins entire, the upper surface somewhat glossy, the lower surface less so and pale-green
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Panicles terminal and axillary, up to 14 cm long, pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals ovate, 3.5 mm long; petals oblong-obovate, 3 mm long, white pubescent; disc annular or lobed, pubescent; stamens borne inside the disc, the fertile stamens 3 mm long, glabrous, the sterile stamens 1.5 mm long; ovary slightly pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Drupes globose, purplish- black, 10 mm in diameter or slightly more.
Distribution
Cayman Brac. Florida, Guatemala, Belize, Bahamas, Greater and Lesser Antilles.
[Cayman]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 325 m.; Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156770479/156770481

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Uses

Use Materials
Used as material.
[UPFC]

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/

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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