Apocynaceae
Himatanthus

Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 200 (1938 publ. 1937)
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:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. 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.
  • 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.
  • Spina, A.P., Bittrich, V. & Kinoshita, L.S. (2013). Typifications, new synonyms and a new combination in Himatanthus (Apocynaceae). Taxon 62: 1304-1307.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Spina, A.P., Bittrich, V. & Kinoshita, L.S. (2013). Typifications, new synonyms and a new combination in Himatanthus (Apocynaceae). Taxon 62: 1304-1307.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Coradin, L.; Pereira-Silva, G.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B., de; Harley, R.M.; Linington, S.H.; Baker, R. [6493] Brazil K001062101 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Bamps, P. [5056] Brazil K001062100 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S., dos; Pinheiro, R.S. [18639] Brazil K001062102 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Dubs, B. [2018] Brazil K000903756 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Ferreira, C.A.C. [9552] Brazil K000903760 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Martinelli, G.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Mota, C.D.A.; Batista, F.; Farney, C. [12324] Brazil K000903758 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Lima, H.C. [2980] Brazil K000903759 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Farney, C.; Batista, E.F. [2115] Brazil K000903767 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Silva, F.C. [5635] Brazil K000903757 Yes
Nov 1, 1982 Fróes, R.L. [21247] Brazil K000903763 Yes
Nov 1, 1982 Ducke, A. [30108] Brazil K000903764 Yes
Nov 1, 1982 Ducke, A. [1102] Brazil K000903761 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Wurdack, K.J.; Liverpool, E.; Benjamin, P.; Benjamin, V.; Hinchliff, C.E. [3974] Guyana K001574990 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Rocha, M.P.; Castro, R.A. [4436] Brazil K000903766 Yes
Spruce [2721] Brazil K000903765 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Wurdack, K.J.; Glennon, K.; Liverpool, E.; Benjamin, P.; Hinchliff, C.E. [3903] Guyana K001577028 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8026] Brazil K000903762 Yes
Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; Silva, M.B.; Oliveira, A.G.P.; Flor, J. [M104] Brazil K000903768 Yes
Harley, R.M., et al. [54504] Brazil K000324919 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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