Malpighiaceae
Byrsonima

Byrsonima schomburgkiana Benth.

First published in London J. Bot. 7: 123 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Venezuela to Guyana and N. Brazil (Roraima). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Guyana, Venezuela

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.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1999 Schomburgk [786 ( Ist collection)] Guyana K000187046 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Schomburgk [786] Guyana K000253634 Type Yes
Ule, E. [8184] Brazil K001221725 Yes
Milliken, W. [s.n.] Brazil K001221726 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [5560] Brazil K001221721 Yes
Milliken, W. [728] Brazil K001221720 Yes
Schomburgk [60] Guyana K000253639 Type Yes
Ule, E. [7607] Brazil K001221724 Yes
Schomburgk [507 (777B)] Guyana K000253635 Type Yes
[Appim, C.] [1705] Guyana K000253638 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ratter, J.A. [5732] Brazil K001221722 Yes
Schomburgk [60] Guyana K000253637 Syntype Yes
Prance, G.T. [4226] Brazil K001221723 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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