Hypericaceae
Vismia

Vismia macrophylla Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 184 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for fuel and food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • 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.
  • Ewart, J. (1962). Synopsis of the South American species of Vismia (Guttiferae). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 293-377.
  • Goodwin, Z.A. & al. (2013). A checklist of the vascular plants of the lowland savannas of Belize, Central America. Phytotaxa 101: 1-119.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D. & al. (eds.) (2001). Flora de Nicaragua 1: 1-943. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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

  • 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.
  • Ewart, J. (1962). Synopsis of the South American species of Vismia (Guttiferae). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 293-377.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2012). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. 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. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D. & al. (eds.) (2001). Flora de Nicaragua 1: 1-943. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • 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
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2007 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Soares, C.R.A.; Pedroga, J.A.; Della Colleta, R.F.L. [355] Brazil K000447321 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [[21913]] Guyana K003459070 Yes
Forest Dept. [3362] Guyana K003459056 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1825] Guyana K003459097 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [86] Venezuela K003459415 Yes
Anderson [117] Guyana K003459073 Yes
Dawe, M.J. [871] Colombia K003459390 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K003459085 Yes
Drake [s.n.] K004030167 No
Hoffman, B.; Pennington, T.; Capellaro, C. [1491] Guyana K003459039 Yes
Marcano-Berti, L. [263] Venezuela K003459416 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Pennington, T.; Gharbarran, G. [1419] Guyana K003459094 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [2940] Belize K003458955 Yes
Dick, C. [75] Brazil K003459095 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K003459083 Yes
Anderson [117] Guyana K003459072 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.M.; Alexander, S.N.; Perry, C.; Jacobis, C.; Hunter, D.; Roland, V.; Hunter, H. [5265] Guyana K003459098 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K003458966 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M.; Williams, R.; James, R. [5203] Guyana K003459075 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [2940] Belize K003458954 Yes
Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Corrêa, T.R.; Piva, J.H. [1295] Brazil K000447414 Yes
Prévost, M.-F. [4764] French Guiana K003459062 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4093] Costa Rica K003458959 Yes
Castillo S, M. [s.n.] Peru K003459426 Yes
Anderson, C.W. [40] Guyana K003459069 Yes
s.coll. [BW1461] Suriname K003459084 Yes
Bernoulli; Cario [3065] Guatemala K003458949 Yes
Lee, G.; Persaud, R. [13] Guyana K003459076 Yes
Drake [s.n.] Guyana K004030168 No
Hostmann [162] Suriname K000221272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balslev, H.; Valencia, R.; Paz y Miño, G. [84722] Ecuador K003459418 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F626] Guyana K003459057 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [391] Belize K003458951 Yes
Aelson [17d] Guyana K003459046 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [993] Suriname K003459079 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F848] Guyana K003459055 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [86] Venezuela K003459413 Yes
Tinde van Andel; Samuels, A. [829] Guyana K003459064 Yes
Cowan, R.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [1877] Guyana K003459088 Yes
Forest Dept. [6468] Guyana K003459052 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [395] Guyana K003459045 Yes
J. van Rooden; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Topper, S.M.C. [659] Colombia K003459396 Yes
Jenman [5035] Guyana K003459058 Yes
Garcia-Barriga, H.; Stout, G.; Jaramillo M, R. [18940] Colombia K003459393 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [CAP83] Guyana K003459053 Yes
Smith, S.F.; Bell, D.A.; J. U. McClammer, Jr; Smith, F.O.; Timana, M.E. [1657] Peru K003459423 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M.; Williams, R.; James, R. [5203] Guyana K003459074 Yes
[JRT]; [JDG] [1931] Peru K003459429 Yes
Aelson [[17c]] Guyana K003459040 Yes
Mr. Kalbreyer [1374] Colombia K003459401 Yes
Martinez, E.S.; Ramos, C.H.; Lombera, R. [25364] Mexico K003458957 Yes
Garcia-Barriga, H.; Stout, G.; Jaramillo M, R. [18934] Colombia K003459395 Yes
Barrier, S. [I806] Peru K003459425 Yes
Schomburgk [[800/1367a]] Guyana K003459047 Yes
Clarke, H.D. [556] Guyana K001590292 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza C, E.; Reib, L. [30524] Ecuador K003459419 Yes
Silva, N.T. [58368] Brazil K003459066 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [2273] Peru K003459424 Yes
Alvarado, C. [43] Costa Rica K003458961 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [CAP84] Guyana K003459060 Yes
Carballo, G. [204] Costa Rica K003458964 Yes
Cowan, R.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [2021] Guyana K003459089 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K003459068 Yes
Eyma, P.J. [1932] Suriname K003459082 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [s.n.] Belize K003458956 Yes
Persaud, A.C. [46] Guyana K003459048 Yes
Acevedo, D. [61] Costa Rica K003458963 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K003459080 Yes
Hardy, T. [13] Guyana K003459091 Yes
Prévost, M.-F. [4764] French Guiana K003459063 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [7547] Colombia K003459400 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [7547] Colombia K003459399 Yes
Castillo S, M. [s.n.] Peru K003459427 Yes
s.coll. [1367] Guyana K003459093 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [86] Venezuela K003459414 Yes
Mantin [s.n.] French Guiana K003459065 No
Ceron, C. [840] Ecuador K003459420 Yes
Valverde, Ó.; Estrada, A. [201] Costa Rica K003458960 Yes
Schomburgk [75(12)] Guyana K003459051 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [4079] Guyana K003459071 Yes
Marcano-Berti, L. [213] Venezuela K003459417 Yes
[Edmundo Muńoz Gómuz] [s.n.] Peru K003459428 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K003459081 Yes
s.coll. [5035] Guyana K003459049 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4920] Guyana K003459050 Yes
André, É. [s.n.] Colombia K003459391 Yes
Schomburgk [405] Guyana K003459042 Yes
Guiana, F. [F2310] Guyana K003459090 Yes
Cerón, C.E.; Gallo, N. [4956] Ecuador K003459421 Yes
Holm, R.W.; Iltis, H.H. [203] Costa Rica K003458958 Yes
Schomburgk [405] Guyana K003459043 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [395] Guyana K003459044 Yes
s.coll. [4003] Colombia K003459398 Yes
Marcano-Berti, L. [213] Venezuela K003459412 Yes
Robinson, J.W.L. [262] Colombia K003459389 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000221273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oldeman [B-2261] French Guiana K003459061 Yes
Stout, G. [16] Colombia K003459394 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [871] Colombia K003459397 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F1379] Guyana K003459086 Yes
Samuels, J.A. [103] Suriname K003459077 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [977] Guyana K003459059 Yes
Aelson [[17a]] Guyana K003459041 Yes
Thomsen, K. [319] Costa Rica K003458962 Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Monteiro, R.; Schinini, A.; Furlan, A. [3479] Brazil K003459067 Yes
B. W. de Albuquerque; De Mota, C.D.A.; de Oliveira, J.G. [1264] Brazil K003459096 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [s.n.] Guyana K003459087 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [684] Guyana K003459092 Yes
Maguire, B. [23766] Suriname K003459078 Yes
Peck, M.E. [941] Belize K003458953 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F1378] Guyana K003459054 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [s.n.] Belize K003458950 Yes
Stout, G. [16] Colombia K003459392 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [278] Belize K003458952 Yes
Guillen, R.; Roca, V. [3024] Bolivia K003459422 Yes
Barrier, S. [I803] Peru Vismia angusta K003459434 Yes
Fendler, A. [8] Panama Vismia angusta K003459388 Yes
Castillo S, M. [s.n.] Peru Vismia angusta K003459432 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Lopez, E. [17106] Peru Vismia angusta K003459430 Yes
Fendler, A. [8] Panama Vismia angusta K003459387 Yes
Gómez, E.M. [14] Peru Vismia angusta K003459431 Yes
Munoz, E.G. [14] Peru Vismia angusta K003459433 Yes

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