Melastomataceae
Desmoscelis

Desmoscelis villosa (Aubl.) Naudin

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 13: 30 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, 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 of Boyacá Project

  • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.or

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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 Dubs, B. [2363] Brazil K000968520 Yes
Oct 1, 1982 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [7424] Brazil K000968524 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Teixeira, L.O.A.; Fife, A.J.; McFarland, K.; Mota, C.D.A.; Santos, J.L.; Gomes, S.P.; Nelson, B.W. [1095] Brazil K000968523 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Santos, R.R.; Ferreira, A.; Ratter, J.A. [1570] Brazil K000968532 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Castro, R.A.; Andrelinho [1895] Brazil K000968529 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [16127] Brazil K000968545 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4244] Brazil K000968535 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4541] Brazil K000968528 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Maguire, B.; Maguire, C.K. [40007] Brazil K000968542 Yes
Almeida, S.; Cordeiro, M. [643] Brazil K000968521 Yes
Harley, R.M. [24731] Brazil K001275155 Yes
s.coll. [9807] Brazil K000530758 Unknown Type Material Yes
Neves, D.M.; Simon, M.F.; Santos, A.A. [1840] Brazil K001625284 Yes
Almeida, S.; Cordeiro, M. [643] Brazil K000968522 Yes
Philcox, D.; Freeman, B. [4737] Brazil K000968525 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.V.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21860] Brazil K000968517 Yes
Smith [166] Brazil K000968543 Yes
Sellow [1306] Brazil K000968547 Yes
Quelch, J.J.; McConnell, F. [195] Brazil K000968548 Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; McRobb, A.; Arroyo, L.; Roth, C. [1458] Bolivia K000295375 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5718] Brazil K000968530 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R.M.; Wanderley, M.G.L.; Varanda, E.; Furlan, A. [4563] Brazil K000968518 Yes
Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [1645] Brazil K000968526 Yes
Spruce [656] Brazil K000968536 Yes
Brazil K000530762 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [2858] Brazil K000530755 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [719] Guyana K000530761 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou [21323] Brazil K000968544 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Brazil K000968539 Yes
Glaziou [21322] Brazil K000968546 Yes
[Saltzmann] [s.n.] Brazil K000530757 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [10219] Brazil K000968519 Yes
Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana K000530760 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [2588] Brazil K000530754 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Pohl] [1183] Brazil K000530756 Unknown Type Material Yes
Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Bertolda, J. [1700] Brazil K000968527 Yes
Smith, D. [148] Brazil K000968541 Yes
Gardner [2588] Brazil K000968537 Yes
Schomburgk [133] Guyana K000530759 Unknown Type Material Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000968549 Yes
Sandeman, C. [2101] Brazil K000968540 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5598] Brazil K000968531 Yes
Ule, E. [7596] Brazil K000968533 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000968534 Yes
s.coll. [1183] Brazil Desmoscelis villosa var. ovata K000901230 Type Yes
Gardner, J. [2858] Brazil Desmoscelis villosa var. ovata K000901229 Type 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/

  • 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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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