Clusiaceae
Tovomita

Tovomita grata Sandwith

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 216 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela (Amazonas) to Suriname and N. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Marinho L.C., Fiaschi P. & Amorim A.M. (2025). Taxonomic revision of the neotropical genus Tovomita (Clusiaceae). Willdenowia 55: 145-258.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Leechman, A. [XIa] Guyana K003668240 No
s.coll. [165] Suriname K003668248 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [4721] Guyana K:SPC-16475.000 No
Persaud, A.C. [s.n.] Guyana K003668247 Yes
s.coll. [2143] Guyana K000488509 Type Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [4721] Guyana K003668241 Yes
Hohenkerk, L.S. [P19B] Guyana K003668244 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F1985] Guyana K003668245 Yes
Lister, J.R.A.; Colchester, M.E.M. [2284] Venezuela K003668260 Yes
Leechman, A. [s.n.] Guyana K003668243 No
Davis, T.A.W. [2143] Guyana K003668242 Yes
Maas, P.J.M. [10721[LBB]] Suriname K003668246 Yes
Guyana K:SPC-15231.000 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 2026. 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 2026. 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