Melastomataceae
Mouriri

Mouriri guianensis Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 452 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Introduced into:

Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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

  • 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.

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.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 14, 2014 Sastre, C. [5919] French Guiana K000812826 Yes
May 14, 2014 Sastre, C. [5919] French Guiana K000812825 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Ferreira, L.V. [14] Brazil K000968737 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Ferreira, L.V. [14] Brazil K000968736 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Thomas, W.W.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Ackerley, D. [4574] Brazil K000968719 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P.; Santos, M.R.; Bastos, N.C. [290] Brazil K000968715 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [3415] Brazil K000968718 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Mori, S.A.; Santos, T.S.; Thompson, C.B. [11280] Brazil K000968717 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Moricand [2693] Brazil K000968724 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner [1310] Brazil K000968728 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Gardner [4019] Brazil K000968727 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Blanchet [2693] Brazil K000968723 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Moore, S.L.M. [437] Brazil K000968722 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [10354] Brazil K000968716 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [10367] Brazil K000968721 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [59271] Brazil K000968735 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [59321] Brazil K000968732 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6613] Brazil K000968734 Yes
Gardner [2863] Brazil K000968738 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6613] Brazil K000968733 Yes
Riedel [1190] Brazil K000968729 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [2008] Brazil K000968720 Yes
Focke [s.n.] Suriname K000329656 Type Yes
Gardner [2593] Brazil K000968726 Yes
Ule, E. [5915] Brazil K000329655 Type Yes
Maguire, B.; Pires, J.M.; Maguire, C.K.; Silva, N.T. [56881] Brazil K000968725 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Milliken, W.; Lewis, G.P.; Ramos, J.; Mota, C.D.A. [6195] Brazil K000968714 Yes
Gardner [2595] Brazil K000968731 Yes
Gardner [1310] Brazil K000968730 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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