Bertholletia Bonpl.
First published in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Pl. Aequinoct. 1: 122 (1807)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Caroline Is.
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Barthollesia Silva Manso in Enum. Subst. Braz.: 45 (1836)
- Bertholetia Brongn. in Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: 123 (1843), orth. var.
Accepted Species
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0