Malpighiaceae
Byrsonima

Byrsonima japurensis A.Juss.

First published in Malpigh. Syn.: 60 (1840)
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. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.511.1.1. epublication.
  • 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.

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

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.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1979 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Videcki, E.R., Jr. [2328] Brazil K001221966 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C., A. [3597] Brazil K001221969 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C. [7320] Brazil K001221959 Yes
Zarucchi, J.L. [2221] Colombia K:SPC-48886.000 No
Prance, G.T. [8108] Brazil K001221971 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [20993] Brazil K001221964 Yes
Encarnación, F. [26363] Peru K001930290 No
Prance, G.T. [2974] Brazil K001221972 Yes
Silva, J.A. [185] Brazil K001221960 Yes
Prance, G.T. [3984] Brazil K001221968 Yes
Henderson, A. [453] Brazil K001221962 Yes
Glaziou [9692] Brazil K001221970 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C. [5290] Brazil K001221967 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C. [5817] Brazil K001221965 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C., A. [4205] Brazil K001221973 Yes
Hill, S.R. [13191] Brazil K001221963 Yes
Maas, P.J.M. [6621] Brazil K001221961 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Black, G.A. [8435] Colombia Byrsonima japurensis subsp. silvatica K000187056 Isotype Yes
Jan 13, 2004 Spruce, R. [1628] Brazil Byrsonima fluminensis K000187037 Syntype Yes
Jan 13, 2004 Spruce, R. [1628] Brazil Byrsonima fluminensis K000253626 Type Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6558] Brazil Byrsonima fluminensis K001221986 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5219] Brazil Byrsonima fluminensis K001221985 Yes
Spruce [1911] Brazil Byrsonima inundata K001221983 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [909] Byrsonima inundata K000187038 Type Yes
Berg, C.C. [s.n.] Brazil Byrsonima inundata K001221982 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [8882] Brazil Byrsonima inundata K001221981 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [909] Byrsonima inundata K000253628 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [1911] Brazil Byrsonima inundata K001221984 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [909] Guyana Byrsonima inundata K000253629 Type 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/

  • 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 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