Malvaceae
Helicteres

Helicteres pentandra L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 294 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Guyana

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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.
  • 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?
Apr 1, 2007 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Rodrigues, L.; Piva, J.H. [517] Brazil K000447622 Yes
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Corrêa, T.R.; Piva, J.H. [1230] Brazil K000447623 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Peru K000201198 Yes
Lima, A. [53-1307] Brazil K001214139 Yes
Berg, C.C. [18583] Brazil K001214119 Yes
Prance, G.T. [28728] Brazil K001214127 Yes
Prance, G.T. [9246] Brazil K001214143 Yes
Wickham, H.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001214129 Yes
Prance, G.T. [28733] Brazil K001214128 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [1746] Brazil K001214122 Yes
Hill, S.R. [13197] Brazil K001214125 Yes
Araújo, A.P. [387] Brazil K001214141 Yes
Costa, D.C. [15] Brazil K001214137 Yes
Ducke, A. [418] Brazil K001214120 Yes
Klug, G. [4205] Peru K001487282 Yes
Klug, G. [4205] Peru K001487283 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K001214145 Yes
Frame, D. [116] Brazil K001214134 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [56] Brazil K001214126 Yes
s.coll. [780] Brazil K001214123 Yes
Ule, E. [5035] Brazil K001214130 Yes
Egler, W.A. [45973A] Brazil K001214121 Yes
Krapovickas, A. [40181] Brazil K001214132 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [1150] Brazil K001214142 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [56] Brazil K001214131 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [56] Brazil K001214124 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A. [501] Brazil K001214135 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A. [501] Brazil K001214133 Yes
Prance, G.T. [5178] Brazil K001214140 Yes
Balée, W.L. [2077] Brazil K001214144 Yes
Silva, A.S.L. [3156] Brazil K001214138 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [5044] Brazil K001214136 Yes
Peru, Bolivia K001487284 Yes
Peru, Bolivia K001487285 Yes
Peru, Bolivia K001487286 Yes
Venezuela K001487287 Yes
Venezuela K001487288 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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