Malpighiaceae
Byrsonima

Byrsonima coccolobifolia Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 148 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Cuba, S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Suriname

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.511.1.1. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • González Gutiérrez, P.A. & Meyer, K. (2019). Flora de la republica de Cuba : Serie A, Plantas vasculares 24: 1-251.
  • 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.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Almeida, R.F. & Mamede, M.C.H. (2014). Checklist, conservation status, and sampling effort analysis of Malpighiaceae in Espírito Santo state, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Botany 37: 329-337.

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

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • 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/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1986 Ferreira, C.A.C. [6062], Brazil K001221859 Yes
Robert, A. [s.n.], Brazil K001221809 Yes
Burchell [s.n.], Brazil K001221810 Yes
Hoehne, W. [11664], Brazil K001221865 Yes
Prance, G.T. [59682], Brazil K001221871 Yes
Prance, G.T. [9138], Brazil K001221874 Yes
Eiten, G. [9792], Brazil K001221883 Yes
Duarte, A.P. [s.n.], Brazil K001221846 Yes
Prance, G.T. [19063], Brazil K001221870 Yes
Eiten, G. [9061], Brazil K001221886 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.], Brazil K001221876 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [6341], Brazil K001221861 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [5638], Brazil K001221841 Yes
Kallunki, J.A. [383], Brazil K001221852 Yes
Bautista, H.P. [4331], Brazil K001221848 Yes
Oldenburger, F.H.F. [1837], Brazil K001221851 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [s.n.], Brazil K001221813 Yes
Eiten, G. [9036], Brazil K001221882 Yes
Robert, A. [663], Brazil K001221807 Yes
Bridgewater, S. [5773], Brazil K001221847 Yes
s.coll. [320], Brazil K001221878 Yes
Thomas, W. [4444], Brazil K001221857 Yes
Harley, R.M. [17289], Brazil K001221836 Yes
Kirkbride, J.H. Jr. [3690], Brazil K001221838 Yes
Claussen [s.n.], Brazil K001221827 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [1973], Brazil K001221821 Yes
Sellow [s.n.], Brazil K001221877 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [5296], Brazil K001221872 Yes
Souza, V.C. [5372], Brazil K001221879 Yes
Prance, G.T. [18865], Brazil K001221834 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [19279], Brazil K001221817 Yes
Ramos, J. [166], Brazil K001221829 Yes
Carvalho, A.M. [934], Brazil K001221844 Yes
Harley, R.M. [54720], Brazil K001221867 Yes
Sellow [s.n.], Brazil K001221875 Yes
Dubs, B. [1880], Brazil K001221849 Yes
Burchell [s.n.], Brazil K001221811 Yes
Ramos, J. [108], Brazil K001221822 Yes
Mori, S. [13021], Brazil K001221837 Yes
Glaziou, A. [18922], Brazil K001221819 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [2521], Brazil K001221835 Yes
Mimura, I. [200], Brazil K001221831 Yes
Harley, R.M. [27068], Brazil K001221881 Yes
Harley, R.M. [6454], Brazil K001221845 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.], Brazil K001221826 Yes
Philcox, D. [3285], Brazil K001221806 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10436], Brazil K001221830 Yes
Pereira, B.A.S. [124], Brazil K001221858 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [5638], Brazil K001221840 Yes
Pio, L.C. [14], Brazil K001221854 Yes
Keller, H.A. [6720], Paraguay K001221862 Yes
Sello [s.n.], Brazil K001221825 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [63710], Brazil K001221866 Yes
Stannard, B. [6653], Brazil K001221855 Yes
Collenette, C.L. [174], Brazil K001221824 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [16183], Brazil K001221816 Yes
Thomas, W.W. [10077], Brazil K001221853 Yes
Magenta, M. [342], Brazil K001221868 Yes
Prance, G.T. [19315], Brazil K001221873 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [5639], Brazil K001221839 Yes
Glaziou, A. [14556], Brazil K001221818 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [s.n.], Brazil K001221823 Yes
Ule, E. [7806], Brazil K001221820 Yes
Prance, G.T. [29912], Brazil K001221860 Yes
Rabelo, B.V. [2910], Brazil K001221832 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [34816], Brazil K001221815 Yes
Mori, S.A. [9702], Brazil K001221833 Yes
Mimura, I. [42], Brazil K001221814 Yes
Harley, R.M. [6454], Brazil K001221856 Yes
Stannard, B. [5359], Brazil K001221864 Yes
Burchell [6019], Brazil K001221812 Yes
Robert, A. [603], Brazil K001221808 Yes
Philcox, D. [3659], Brazil K001221805 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [5664], Brazil K001221884 Yes
Dubs, B. [1325], Brazil K001221850 Yes
Carvalho, A.M. [6243], Brazil K001221869 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20774], Brazil K001221828 Yes
Harley, R.M. [15595], Brazil K001221880 Yes
Harley, R.M. [6426], Brazil K001221843 Yes
Harley, R.M. [6426], Brazil K001221842 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [s.n.], Guyana Byrsonima sessilifolia K000187055 Unknown type material Yes
Ratter, J.A. [s.n.], Brazil Byrsonima sessilifolia K001221795 Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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