Caryocaraceae

Caryocar L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 247 (1771)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the 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, 1938 Ducke, A. [21093] Brazil K000432521 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Spruce?] [s.n.] Venezuela K000648616 Yes
Lima, A. [58-3151] Brazil K004302321 Yes
Neves, D.M.; Queiroz, L.P.; Dexter, K.G.; Baker, T. [1490] Brazil K001906237 Yes
Perdiz, R.O.; Souza, S.S.; Santos, V.S. [1212] Brazil K004302320 Yes
Sakagawa, S.; Ferreira, J.R.M. [539] Brazil K004302318 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4886] Brazil K004302322 Yes
Zartman, C.E.; Mesquita, J.R.; Silva, K.M. [6307] Brazil K004302319 Yes
Leechman, A. [s.n.] Guyana K004302323 Yes
Davis, D.H. [615] Guyana K004302314 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [13497] Colombia K004302483 Yes
Hoffman, B. [6673] Suriname K004302315 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.M.; Rodriguez, A.; Perry, C.; Ragnauth, P.; John, N.; Joseph, E. [4749] Guyana K004302313 Yes
Richards, P.W. [6496B] Brazil K004302316 Yes
Pariona, W.; Ruiz, J. [971] Peru K004302485 Yes
Davis, D.H. [200] Guyana K004302312 Yes
Richards, P.W. [6496B] Brazil K004302317 Yes
Coomes, D. [373] Peru K004302484 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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