Clusiaceae
Tovomita

Tovomita umbellata Benth.

First published in London J. Bot. 2: 367 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Marinho L.C., Fiaschi P. & Amorim A.M. (2025). Taxonomic revision of the neotropical genus Tovomita (Clusiaceae). Willdenowia 55: 145-258.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Souza, M.A.D. [358] Brazil K001231002 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Ek, R.C.; Nic Lughadha, E.M.; Ter Steege, H. [1989] Guyana K003668186 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S. [1731] Brazil K001231001 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [991] Guyana K000488538 Type Yes
Whitton, B.A. [82] Guyana K003668184 No
Stoffers, A.L.; Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Bonsen, K.J. [80] Guyana K003668187 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [991] Guyana K000488537 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cowan, R.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [2104] Guyana K003668185 Yes
Mori, S.; Bolten, A.; Persaud, R.; Boyan, R.; Roberts, S.; Jugernauth, R.; Dwarka, S. [8058] Guyana K003668188 Yes
Oldenburger, F.H.F.; Norde, R.; Schulz, J.P. [1185] Suriname K003668183 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Rabe, M. [96058] Venezuela K003668285 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [3824] Venezuela K003668286 Yes
Kuhlmann, J.G. [3019] Brazil K001231003 Yes
Miguel Bang Lectæ, A. [419] Bolivia K003668287 Yes
Williams, L. [13236] Venezuela Tovomita stigmatosa K003668278 Yes
Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia Tovomita stigmatosa K000488584 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Poiteau] [s.n.] French Guiana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668136 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [3909] Guyana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668131 Yes
B.W. [s.n.] Suriname Tovomita cephalostigma K003668133 Yes
Wachenheim [325] French Guiana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668135 Yes
Mori, S.; Bolten, A.; Persaud, R.; Boyan, R.; Roberts, S.; Jugernauth, R.; Dwarka, S. [8128] Guyana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668126 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [391] Guyana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668132 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [4259] Guyana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668128 Yes
Maguire, B. [47103] Brazil Tovomita cephalostigma K001229976 Yes
Hohenkerk, L.S. [CTS143] Guyana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668125 Yes
Guiana, F. [F1331] Guyana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668129 No
Aelson [350] Guyana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668127 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [427] Suriname Tovomita cephalostigma K003668134 Yes
Hohenkerk, L.S. [CTS126] Guyana Tovomita cephalostigma K003668130 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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