Caryocaraceae
Caryocar

Caryocar pallidum A.C.Sm.

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 297 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Colombia to S. Venezuela and Bolivia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Venezuela

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

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.

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
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/
  • 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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Krukoff, B.A. [7011] Brazil K000432516 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Krukoff, B.A. [7011] Brazil K000432517 Type Yes
Clarke, D. [2250] Guyana K004302172 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F. [23147] Brazil K004302181 Yes
Maguire, B.; Murça-Pires, J.; Maguire, C.K. [60431] Brazil K004302178 Yes
Fernandez, A. [7496] Venezuela K000325121 Yes
Delgado, L. [386] Venezuela K004302428 Yes
Sanoja, E.; Fernandez, A. [2875] Venezuela K004302424 Yes
Marin, E. [231] Venezuela K004302427 Yes
Delprete, P.; Oliviera, E.C.; Ferreira, E. [7857] Brazil K004302174 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Fidalgo, O.; Nelson, B.W.; Ramos, J.F. [21357] Brazil K004302177 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Leppard, M.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [22877] Brazil K004302176 Yes
Stergios, B.; Velazco, J. [13949] Venezuela K004302426 Yes
Gentry, A.; Reynel, C.; Ortiz, R.; Nunez, P. [76954] Peru K004302421 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [12366] Brazil K004302180 Yes
Silveira, M.; Saraiva, R.S.; Walthier, F.C. [530] Brazil K004302183 Yes
Pires, M.J. [JPIRES2327] Brazil K004302182 Yes
Nunez, P.; Riley, M.; Bolaños, M.; Terborgh, J. [11390] Peru K004302422 Yes
Sothers, C.A.; Assuncao, P.A.C.L.; da Silva, C.F. [INPA188272] Brazil K004302179 Yes
Stergios, B.; Velazco, J. [14414] Venezuela K004302425 Yes
Rivero, I.S.; Lima, L.; Oliveira, E.C.; Mitoso, P. [369] Brazil K004302173 Yes
Gentry, A.; Estensoro, S. [70432] Bolivia K004302423 Yes
Ayala, F.; Torres [0322] Peru K004302419 Yes
Silveira, M.; Daly, D.; Saraiva, R.S.; Oliveira, A.R.S.; Lima, L.; Ferraz, P.A.; Ribamar, J. [1568] Brazil K004302186 Yes
Delgado, L. [323] Venezuela K004302429 Yes
Medeiros, H.; Canizio, R.; Brito, T.; Oliveira, E.C.; Obermuller, F.; Polary, P. [651] Brazil K004302175 Yes
Núñez V, P. [13937] Peru K004302420 Yes
Fernandez, A. [7289] Venezuela K004302430 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Mass, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [12063] Brazil K004302184 Yes
Assuncao, P.A.C.L.; da C. Pereira, E. [268] Brazil K004302185 Yes
Clarke, D. [2258] Guyana K004302171 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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • 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/

  • 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

  • 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