Rapatea Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 305 (1775)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Trinidad to Central & S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2001 Schultes, R.E. [6899] Colombia K000586979 Type Yes
s.n. [5236] K001252350 Yes
Spruce, R. [3406] K000586977 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [3406] K000586978 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002062251 Yes
Plowman, T. [12634] Brazil K:SPC-51351.000 No
Spruce, R. [2646] Brazil K000586965 Type Yes
Drake Guyana K002061811 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002062252 Yes
Spruce, R. [2646] Brazil K000586964 Isotype Yes
Spruce, R. [3752] K000586972 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [3752] K000586971 Type Yes
Philcox, D. [3314] Brazil K:SPC-07605.000 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