Malpighiaceae
Byrsonima

Byrsonima arthropoda A.Juss.

First published in Malpigh. Syn.: 60 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nicaragua to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.

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

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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2011 Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, J., Jr.; Santos, J.B., dos; Oliveira, N.R., de; Oliveira, N. [7091] Brazil K001221211 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Piva, J. [1377] Brazil K000578847 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Piva, J.H. [2203] Brazil K000447862 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Smith, A.C. [2691] Guyana K001221208 Yes
Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A.C.; Piva, J.H. [154] Brazil K000447244 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Williams, R.; Perry, C.; Tripp, E.; Kelly, J.; Gittens, D.; Stern, S.R. [10123] Guyana K001516840 Yes
Ule, E. [5043] Brazil K001221226 Yes
Prance, G.T. [2790] Brazil K001221210 Yes
Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Rodrigues, L.; Piva, J.H. [482] Brazil K000447245 Yes
Spruce, R. [1919] Brazil K001221225 Yes
Gonzales, J.; Nenzen, H.; Choque, J.; Céspedes, J.C. [4819] Bolivia K001769423 Yes
Encarnación, F. [26418] Peru K001930289 No
Krukoff, B.A. [4772] Brazil K001221228 Yes
Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1158] Brazil K000447243 Yes
Ducke, A. [1863] Brazil K001221224 Yes
Hamilton, W.D. [89] Brazil K001221232 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. [1449] French Guiana K001221209 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4772] Brazil K001221230 Yes
s.coll. [1919] Brazil K001221231 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6035] Brazil K001221227 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8261] Brazil K001221229 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Zappi, D.C.; Camargo, A.C. [2036] Brazil Byrsonima indorum K000447855 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Siveira, E.A.; Bessa, M.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Milliken, W. [2031] Brazil Byrsonima indorum K000447856 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1840] Brazil Byrsonima indorum K000447853 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Biggs, N.; Camargo, A.C.; Bessa, M.A. [1928] Brazil Byrsonima indorum K000447854 Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.S.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [1281] Brazil Byrsonima indorum K000578846 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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