Elaeocarpaceae
Sloanea

Sloanea trinitensis Sandwith

First published in Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 1: 109 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Trinidad, Venezuela to N. Guyana. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guyana, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Pennington, T.D. & Wise, R. (2017). The genus Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) in America: 1-432. dh Books, England.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431. [Cited as Sloanea laurifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pennington, T.D. & Wise, R. (2017). The genus Sloanea (Elaeocarpaceae) in America: 1-432. dh Books, England.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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