Hypericaceae
Vismia

Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Pers.

First published in Syn. Pl. 2: 86 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Ewart, J. (1962). Synopsis of the South American species of Vismia (Guttiferae). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 293-377.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2012). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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

  • 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.
  • Ewart, J. (1962). Synopsis of the South American species of Vismia (Guttiferae). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 293-377.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2012). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

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.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • 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?
Nov 1, 2006 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Soares, C.R.A.; Pedroga, J.A.; Della Colleta, R.F.L. [357] Brazil K000447318 Yes
Mar 23, 2006 Dominghes, R.; Gonzales, E. [34] Bolivia K000325150 Yes
Hostmann [1249] Suriname K003459330 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6382] Trinidad and Tobago K003459037 Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K003459038 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [640] Trinidad and Tobago K003459032 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6402] Trinidad and Tobago K003459036 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [15384] Trinidad and Tobago K003459029 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [5084] Guyana K003459293 Yes
Kelloff, C.L.; Ameer, M.; Gopaul, D. [599] Guyana K003459301 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6837] Trinidad and Tobago K003459018 Yes
Aelson [16] Guyana K003459295 Yes
Lanjouw, J. [344] Suriname K003459329 Yes
Chanderbali, A. [120] Guyana K003459289 Yes
Drake [s.n.] Guyana K003459286 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [815] Guyana K003459290 Yes
Kalloo, B. [B1565] Trinidad and Tobago K003459012 Yes
Woodgyer, E.; Salimena-Pires, F.R.; Lima, R.; Conceiçao, A.A.; Roque, N.; Stannard, B.; Atkinson, R.; Nobre, P. [2342] Brazil K003459306 Yes
Clarke, H.D. [544] Guyana K001590305 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18532] Brazil K001567111 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18532] Brazil K001567096 Yes
Philcox, D.; Wood, D. [7081] Trinidad and Tobago K003459034 Yes
Anderson [105] Guyana K003459316 Yes
Moraes, M.V. [778] Brazil K003459305 Yes
Rilg, L.M. [83] Trinidad and Tobago K003459022 Yes
Rilg, L.M. [76] Trinidad and Tobago K003459019 Yes
Philcox, D.; Kalloo, B.; Jurawan, R. [7253] Trinidad and Tobago K003459030 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6208] Trinidad and Tobago K003459017 Yes
Lodge, F.A. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003459014 No
Broadway, W.E. [6208] Trinidad and Tobago K003459016 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5291] Trinidad and Tobago K003459024 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6278] Guyana K003459287 Yes
Prévost, M.-F. [4757] French Guiana K003459337 Yes
Cowan, R.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [1855] Guyana K003459299 Yes
Rilg, L.M. [76] Trinidad and Tobago K003459020 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5661] Trinidad and Tobago K003459026 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Conceição, S.F.; Ferreira, R. [2821] Brazil K000992731 Yes
Bastos, M. [4] Brazil K001872347 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Broadway, W.E.; Hazen, T.E. [307] Trinidad and Tobago K003459025 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5661] Trinidad and Tobago K003459027 Yes
Bánki, O.S. [OSB014] Guyana K003459308 Yes
Lima, R.; B.Stannard; Salimena-Pires, F.R.; Atkinson, R.; Conceição, A.A.; Roque, N.; Woodgyer, E.; Nobre, P. [2320] Brazil K003459307 Yes
van Andel, T.R.; Ramdas, J.; Ramkarakh, G.; Wewe, K.; Vreedzaam, A. [4418] Suriname K003459327 Yes
Gleason, H.A. [709] Guyana K003459317 Yes
Lee, W.A.; Persaud, R. [2] Guyana K003459318 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Lilwah, R.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; Scheplitz, F.; Vermeer, J. [5501] Guyana K003459300 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [CAP77] Guyana K003459323 Yes
Woodgyer, E.; Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R. [2766] Brazil K003459304 Yes
McDowell, T.; Stobey, A. [4083] Guyana K003459302 Yes
Schomburgk [552/880[B]] Guyana K003459298 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003459028 Yes
Zanderij, I. [146] Suriname K003459334 Yes
Baron Eggers [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003459013 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T.; Driehuis, W.; Eetgerink, E.; van Leeuwen, R.; Persoon, H.; Snuverink, H.; Timmerman, A. [3562] Guyana K003459303 Yes
Prévost, M.-F. [4757] French Guiana K003459336 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [1909] Guyana K003459288 Yes
Davis, D.H. [1990] Guyana K003459310 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [s.n.] Guyana K003459292 Yes
Aelson [16] Guyana K003459322 Yes
Rilg, L.M. [83] Trinidad and Tobago K003459023 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [3863] Guyana K003459314 Yes
Schomburgk [182] Guyana K003459321 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [798] Trinidad and Tobago K003459033 Yes
Clark, H.L. [6715] Venezuela K003459567 Yes
Schomburgk [861/1475[B]] Guyana K003459297 Yes
Anderson [105] Guyana K003459315 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K003459331 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3653] Guyana K003459312 Yes
Rilg, L.M. [76] Trinidad and Tobago K003459021 Yes
Cowan, R.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [1855] Guyana K003459311 Yes
Tinde van Andel; Rebeiro, B.; Smedema, S.; Groenewege, S. [1765] Guyana K003459309 Yes
Philcox, D.; Kalloo, B.; Jurawan, R. [7249] Trinidad and Tobago K003459035 Yes
Gleason, H.A. [345] Guyana K003459284 Yes
s.coll. [4263] Suriname K003459333 Yes
Mrs. Parker [s.n.] Guyana K003459320 Yes
Fendler, A. [[2181]] Trinidad and Tobago K003459015 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2158] Guyana K003459313 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Behari-Ramdas, J.; Grant, A.; Ramharrakh, G.; ter Steege, H.; Bánki, O.; van Troon, F.; Ho Tsoi, R. [6308] Suriname K003459326 Yes
Hostmann [1249] Suriname K003459328 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3187] Guyana K003459296 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [s.n.] Guyana K003459291 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F1521] Guyana K003459294 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K003459332 Yes
Bussmann, R.W.; Zambrana, N.P.; Ocaña, C.V. [17238] Peru K003459566 Yes
Mrs. Parker [s.n.] Guyana K003459319 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Ek, R.C.; Nic Lughadha, E.M.; Ter Steege, H. [1966] Guyana K003459324 Yes
[A]. G. Harrison; Persaud, R. [1023] Guyana K003459285 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [583] Trinidad and Tobago K003459031 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Rhodes, J. [11114] Suriname K003459325 Yes
Prévost, M.-F.; Molino, J.-F. [5159] French Guiana K003459338 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [975] Suriname K003459335 Yes
Gardner [2491] Brazil Vismia reichardtiana K000221284 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [2491] Brazil Vismia reichardtiana K000221283 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [s.n.] Brazil Vismia reichardtiana K000221285 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lucena, M.F. [23] Brazil Vismia acuminata K001229383 Yes

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/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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

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