Euphorbiaceae
Hevea

Hevea guianensis Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 871 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. 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.
  • Sam, H.V. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2004). Revision of Annesijoa, Elateriospermum and the Introduced species of Hevea in Malesia (Euphorbiaceae). Blumea 49: 425-440.

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

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. 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.

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
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • 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
  • Garrido, A.M., Cámara-Leret, R., Madriñán, S. (2014). Nombres y usos de las plantas identificadas por los indígenas cubeo de Colombia (Tesis de pregrado). Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá.
  • 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/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1971 Lechler, W. [2360] Peru K000111725 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Trail, J.W.H. [741] Brazil K000572927 Yes
Apr 1, 1950 s.coll. [2573] French Guiana K000572935 Yes
Apr 1, 1950 Poiteau [s.n] French Guiana K000572936 Yes
Apr 1, 1950 Leprieur, M. [s.n.] French Guiana K000572934 Yes
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [38] Brazil K001205742 Yes
Thomas, W. [5420] Brazil K001205743 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [527] Suriname K004154532 Yes
Pires, J.M. [51469] Brazil K001205772 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2953] Brazil K001205766 No
Vicentini, A. [715] Brazil K001205739 Yes
Henderson, A.; Cid, C.A.; Lima, J.; Alves, J.; Rickson, F.; Parker, D.; Aulino, O.; Rodrigues, K. [465] Brazil K001205780 Yes
Prance, G.T. [17755] Brazil K001205771 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8650] Brazil K001205744 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8650] Brazil K001205745 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [8253] Colombia K004154600 Yes
Zanderij, I. [ s.n.] Suriname K004154533 Yes
Sperling, C.R.; King, S.; Lanza C, I. [6632] Bolivia K004154594 Yes
Nee, M. [30851] Venezuela K004154597 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; Amaral-Santos, A.; Gomes, V.F.; Oliveira, W.L.; dos Santos, A.J.B. [16042] Brazil K001634708 Yes
Prance, G.T. [24121] Brazil K001205773 Yes
Henderson [465] Brazil K001205779 Yes
Quevedo, R.; Arroyo; Jardim; Gutierrez; Medina; Nuñez [2397] Bolivia K004154593 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001205748 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [13746] Colombia K004154622 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001205759 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [5727] Colombia K004154623 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001205747 Yes
Vicentini, A. [834] Brazil K001205738 Yes
Meneces, E.; Hartshorn, G. [2084] Bolivia K004154596 Yes
Campbell, D.G. [22440] Brazil K001205776 Yes
[T.S] [s.n.] French Guiana K004154527 Yes
Abelardo Gutierrez, R. [s.n.] Peru K004154599 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [21127] Brazil K001205754 Yes
Ducke, A. [21717] Brazil K001205753 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [8250] Colombia K004154603 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cordeiro, E. [6531] Brazil K001205755 Yes
s.coll. [155] Suriname K004154530 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [6043] Colombia K004154604 Yes
Ruiz, A.G. [215] Peru K000111722 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4963] Peru K000111739 Yes
Ule, E. [5352] K001205750 Yes
Guillén, R.; Choré, V. [1745] Bolivia K004154595 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20844] Brazil K001205774 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [19565] Colombia K001501173 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [10313] Brazil K001205777 Yes
Poisson, E. [s.n.] Brazil K001205770 Yes
Schultes, R. [8824] Brazil K001205778 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [741] Brazil K001205769 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001205730 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20825] Brazil K001205762 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001205757 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [8226] Colombia K004154602 Yes
Zanderij, I. [155] Suriname K004154531 Yes
Ducke, A. [23742] Brazil K001205756 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1626] Brazil K001205775 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001205749 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20826] Brazil K001205765 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21016] Brazil K001205761 Yes
Ducke, A. [21959] Brazil K001205763 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [18947] Colombia K003984874 Yes
Morawetz, W.; Wallnöfer, B. [16-28188] Peru K000111723 Yes
[B. W.] [s.n.] Netherlands K004154525 Yes
Sothers, C.A. [138] Brazil K001205741 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5800] Brazil K001205836 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4985] Peru K000111720 Yes
Ducke, A. [21715] Brazil K001205758 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C. [9115] Brazil K001205764 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. [1998] French Guiana K004154528 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1625] Brazil K001205835 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5800] Brazil K001205837 Yes
Silva, S.S. [1301.3083] Brazil K001205767 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [8965] Brazil K001205768 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21016] Brazil K001205760 Yes
Poisson, E. [s.n.] French Guiana K004154529 Yes
Forzza, R.C. [292] Brazil K001205740 Yes
Barrier, S. [958] Peru K004154598 Yes
Ule, E. [5352] Brazil K001205751 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001205752 Yes
Ducke, A. [1708] Brazil K001205746 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [14118] Colombia K004154601 Yes
Clarke, D. [2911] Guyana K004154526 Yes
Peru K000111716 Yes
Peru K000111717 Yes
Peru K000111718 Yes
Peru K000111719 Yes
Peru K000111721 Yes
Colombia K001501174 Yes
Colombia K001501175 Yes
Colombia K001501176 Yes
Peru K001501177 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 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