Melastomataceae
Pterolepis

Pterolepis trichotoma (Rottb.) Cogn.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(3): 261 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America, Trinidad. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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 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
  • 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, 1996 Araújo, A.P. [394] Brazil K000968483 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Bernoulli, C.G.; Cario, R. [2893] Guatemala K000328944 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Pohl [1243] Brazil K000328940 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Schlim, L. [264] Colombia K000328943 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Sandeman, C. [2118] Brazil K000968491 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Pohl [1243] Brazil K000328941 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Pohl [1243] Brazil K000328942 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Ule, E. [8247] Brazil K000968488 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Trail, J.W.H. [242] Brazil K000968514 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Pohl [1243] Brazil K000328939 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Ule, E. [8251] Brazil K000968489 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Burchell, W.J. [5663] Brazil K000968492 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Galeotti, H.G. [2933] Mexico K000328914 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Philcox, D.; Freeman, B. [4738] Brazil K000968504 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [21621] Brazil K000968515 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [s.n.] Brazil K000968500 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4347] Brazil K000968502 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4302] Brazil K000968513 Yes
Kuhlmann, M.; Jimbo, S. [11] Brazil K000968499 Yes
Glaziou [11956] Brazil K000968495 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8742] Brazil K000968508 Yes
Gardner [2586] Brazil K000968496 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Clegg, R.; Haigh, A.; Soto, D.; Inturias, Y. [29575] Bolivia K001769465 No
Martius [500] Brazil K000968505 Yes
Gardner [9736] Brazil K000968497 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8697] Brazil K000968511 Yes
Glaziou [21335] Brazil K000968487 Yes
Gardner [2449] Brazil K000968507 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [7805] Brazil K000968512 Yes
Gardner [3735] Brazil K000968498 Yes
Glaziou [9829] Brazil K000968494 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [9470] Brazil K000968510 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21335] Brazil K000968516 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [6254] Brazil K000968486 Yes
Moricand [s.n.] Brazil K000968503 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8901] Brazil K000968509 Yes
Spruce [975] Brazil K000968506 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [6854] Brazil K000968484 Yes
Fróes, R.L.; Krukoff, B.A. [1786] Brazil K000968501 Yes
Sandeman, C. [s.n.] Brazil K000968490 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5702] Brazil K000968485 Yes
Spruce, R. [242] Brazil K000968493 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

    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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