Polygalaceae
Securidaca

Securidaca diversifolia (L.) S.F.Blake

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 594 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Araújo, D. & Alves, M. (2010). Climbing plants of a fragmented area of lowland Atlantic forest, Igarassu, Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil). Phytotaxa 8: 1-24.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

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

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Araújo, D. & Alves, M. (2010). Climbing plants of a fragmented area of lowland Atlantic forest, Igarassu, Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil). Phytotaxa 8: 1-24.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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
  • 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, 2003 Schomburgk, R.H. [714] Guyana K000006573 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Schomburgk, R.H. [714] Guyana K000118450 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Schomburgk, R.H. [714] Guyana K000118449 Type Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Mori, S.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Santos, T.S. [10567] Brazil K000012803 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Blanchet, J.S. [2621] Brazil K000012801 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Glocker [180] Brazil K000012800 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000012791 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Gardner, G. [922] Brazil K000012792 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Carvalho, A.M.; Thomas, W.W.; Santos, T.S. [3516] Brazil K000012804 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Gardner, G. [1456] Brazil K000012794 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Queiroz, L.P.; Mayo, S.; Nadruz, M. [2928] Brazil K000012818 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Silva, F.C. [46] Brazil K000012821 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000012790 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Blanchet, J.S. [2621B] Brazil K000012797 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Carvalho, A.M.; Amorim, A.M.A.; Jardim, J.G. [4211] Brazil K000012799 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000012815 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Blanchet, J.S. [2621] Brazil K000012796 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Arbo, M.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Vicente, J. [5518] Brazil K000012805 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; Silva, M.B.; Oliveira, A.G.P.; Flor, J. [M58] Brazil K000012798 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Fernandez, M.M.; Collares, J.E.R. [7] Brazil K000012816 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18619] Brazil K000012812 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Queiroz, L.P.; Costa, M.J.S.L.; Sena, T.S.N. [3089] Brazil K000012817 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Gardner, G. [922] Brazil K000012793 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Queiroz, L.P. [2892] Brazil K000012819 Yes
Jun 1, 2002 Gardner, G. [1456] Brazil K000012795 Yes
Apr 1, 2002 Woodgyer, E.; Guedes, M.L.; Stannard, B. [PCD2634] Brazil K000056075 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Ganev, W. [1446] Brazil K000012936 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Ganev, W. [1160] Brazil K000012937 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Froes, R. [1959] Brazil K000012503 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Rothschild, B.M.; Velazquez C, S. [120] Mexico K000012704 No
Galán, O.; López, N.; Martínez, R. [3550] El Salvador K001926425 No
Berg, C.C. [629] Brazil K001130023 Yes
Kriebel, R.; Solano, D. [3193] Costa Rica K001769949 Yes
Acosta, L.; Villalobos, G. [8228] Costa Rica K001769952 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [6152] Brazil K001133996 Yes
Tate, R. [467] Nicaragua K000012725 No
Prance, G.T. [7844] Brazil K001133967 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [5946] Brazil K001133997 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [2778] Belize K000012716 No
Richards, P.W. [6538] Brazil K001130025 Yes
Lutz, B. [1482] Brazil K001133989 Yes
Pires, J.M. [52188] Brazil K001133994 Yes
Prance, G.T. [10351] Brazil K001133965 Yes
Prance, G.T. [9189] Brazil K001133977 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [35] Brazil K001130022 Yes
Lira, S.S. [93] Brazil K001130012 Yes
Archer, W.A. [8015] Brazil K001133993 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [2778] Belize K000012715 No
Glaziou, A. [14492] Brazil K001133981 Yes
Milliken, W.; Miller, R. [M 786] Brazil K:SPC-60192.000 No
Spruce [2590] Brazil K001133992 Yes
Swanson [s.n.] Brazil K001133970 Yes
Argent, G. [6345] Brazil K001130026 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C. [7512] Brazil K001133974 Yes
Archer, W.A. [7689] Brazil K001133961 Yes
Glaziou, A. [3871] Brazil K001133982 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [3156] Brazil K001133962 Yes
Wood, J.R.I., Clegg, R., Martinez, M.T. [29316] Bolivia K000544553 Yes
Lowe, J. [4022] Brazil K001133979 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10019] Brazil K001133998 Yes
Milliken, W. [786] Brazil K001133978 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [2468] Belize K000012713 No
Burchell [9659] Brazil K001133969 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [448] Brazil K001130027 Yes
Milliken, W. [786] Brazil K001133971 Yes
Tonduz, A. [10056] Costa Rica K000012717 No
Matuda, E. [2026] Mexico K000012706 No
Prance, G.T. [2008] Brazil K001133964 Yes
Lutz, B. [1482] Brazil K001133990 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [702] Brazil K001133975 Yes
Glaziou [18873] Brazil K001133984 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [14088] Mexico K000012708 No
Leme, C.D. [101] Brazil K001130029 Yes
Martínez S., E.M.; Téllez, O. [101] Mexico K000012711 No
Hinton, G.B. [7770] Mexico K000012705 No
Glaziou, A. [13538] Brazil K001133988 Yes
Tonduz, A. [10056] Costa Rica K000012721 No
Glaziou, A. [13405] Brazil K001133985 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [6292] Brazil K001133963 Yes
Smith, J.D. [2059] Guatemala K000012722 No
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil K001133980 Yes
Talbot, H.F. [s.n.] K001133983 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [38] Honduras K000012712 No
Krukoff, B.A. [6512] Brazil K001133960 Yes
Englesing, F.C. [196] Nicaragua K000012724 No
Burchell [9740] Brazil K001133966 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [11789] Brazil K001130282 Yes
Beecley [s.n.] Mexico K000012710 No
Daly, D.C. [306] Brazil K001130028 Yes
Rovirosa, J.N. [451] Mexico K000012703 No
Pires, J.M. [51041] Brazil K001133972 Yes
Smith, J.D. [1468] Guatemala K000012723 No
Burchell [6341] Brazil K001133991 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [702] Brazil K001133976 Yes
Tonduz, A. [10056] Costa Rica K000012718 No
Hinton, G.B. [3345] Mexico K000012701 No
Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Piva, J. [1501] Brazil K000578725 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [74] Belize K000012714 No
Hinton, G.B. [3345] Mexico K000012702 No
Tonduz, A. [10056] Costa Rica K000012719 No
Langlassé, E. [930] Mexico K000012709 No
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [3670] Brazil K001133973 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C. [9442] Brazil K001134000 Yes
Glaziou [11600] Brazil K001133987 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001130275 Yes
Daly, D.C. [769] Brazil K001130024 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [5444] Brazil K001133995 Yes
Burchell [9659] Brazil K001133968 Yes
Mexia, Y. [9249] Mexico K000012707 No
Ratter, J.A. [R/6371] Brazil K001133999 Yes
Spruce, R. [164] Brazil K001133986 Yes
Tonduz, A. [10056] Costa Rica K000012720 No
Rivera, J. [JRR00272] El Salvador Polygala diversifolia K001925646 No

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 2025. 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 2025. 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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