Lecythidaceae

Eschweilera Mart. ex DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 293 (1828)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America, Trinidad. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Mori, S.A. & Prance, G.T. (1990). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(II).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2023 Pereira-Silva, G.; Amaral-Santos, A.; Ferrerira Gomes, V.; Oliveira, W.L.; Barreto dos Santos, A.J. [16076] Brazil K001906894 No
Jul 1, 2023 Hopkins, M.J.G.; Milliken, W.; Edwards, S.L. [2258] Brazil K001906918 No
Jul 1, 2023 Pereira-Silva, G.; Amaral-Santos, A.; Ferrerira Gomes, V.; Oliveira, W.L.; Barreto dos Santos, A.J. [16076] Brazil K001906895 No
[16973] K:SPC-70000.170 No
Ollerton, J.; Gopaul, D.; Cranmer, L.; Henderson, B.; Kellie, S. [133] Guyana K:SPC-65083.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-12234.000 No
Pereira-Silva, G.; et al. [15730] Brazil K001590683 Yes
Catenacci, F.S.; Santos, A.J.B. [UFAC 46] Brazil K001590303 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [12391] Peru K:SPC-54412.000 No
Pennington, R.T.; johnson, I. [420] Guyana K:SPC-58937.000 No
[2458] Guyana K:SPC-10556.000 No

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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images