Family:
Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Genus:
Hevea Aubl.

Hevea rigidifolia (Spruce ex Benth.) Müll.Arg.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Brazil (Amazonas), Colombia (SE. Vaupés). It is used for food.

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia. Elevation range: 320–320 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Guainía, Vaupés.
Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland.

[CPLC]

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

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 320 - 320 m.; Amazonia.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada

[UPFC]
Use Food
Used for food.

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia

Hevea rigidifolia (Spruce ex Benth.) Müll.Arg. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1947 s.coll. [2527], Brazil K000572948 Yes
Jun 1, 1947 Spruce, R. [2527], Brazil K000572949 Yes
Schultes, R. [9673], Brazil K001205536 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [9806], Brazil K001205535 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [9801 /A], Brazil K001205534 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [28126], Brazil K001205532 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [9665], Brazil K001205533 Yes

First published in Linnaea 34: 203 (1865)

Accepted by

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Literature

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

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
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • 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

  • 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/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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