Clusiaceae
Tovomita

Tovomita carinata Eyma

First published in Polygon. Guttif. Surinam: 42 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Colombia to Guianas and N. Bolivia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Marinho L.C., Fiaschi P. & Amorim A.M. (2025). Taxonomic revision of the neotropical genus Tovomita (Clusiaceae). Willdenowia 55: 145-258.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1932 s.coll. [1244] Suriname K000488514 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; Henicka, G.S.; Monteiro, M.; Piva, J.H. [1379] Brazil Tovomita obscura K000447313 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Vieira, I.; Piva, J.H. [415] Brazil Tovomita obscura K000447312 No
Sabatier, D.; Riera, B. [1709] French Guiana Tovomita obscura K003668232 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [300] Guyana Tovomita obscura K000488506 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [4187] Guyana Tovomita obscura K003668231 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F1018] Guyana Tovomita obscura K003668230 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

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