Meliaceae
Trichilia

Trichilia elegans A.Juss.

First published in A.F.C.P.de Saint-Hilaire & al., Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 79 (1829)
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.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Mota de Oliveira, S. & Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. (eds.) (2016). Flora of the Guianas, Series A 31: 1-169. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Pennington, T.D. & Clarkson, J.J. (eds.) (2016). A revision of american Trichilia (Meliaceae). Phytotaxa 259: 1-162.
  • 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.

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

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Mota de Oliveira, S. & Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. (eds.) (2016). Flora of the Guianas, Series A 31: 1-169. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Pennington, T.D. & Clarkson, J.J. (eds.) (2016). A revision of american Trichilia (Meliaceae). Phytotaxa 259: 1-162.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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?
Jul 8, 2009 Harley, R.M., et al. [55419] Brazil K000542883 No
Jan 30, 2007 Silva, J.M., et al. [3827] Brazil K000036960 No
Jan 30, 2007 Silva, J.M., et al. [3868] Brazil K000036958 No
Dec 1, 2006 Wood, J.R.I., et al. [19834] Bolivia K000036921 No
Jan 1, 1997 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gustafsson, C.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4160] Guyana K000036878 No
Croat, T.B. [56749] Colombia K001343439 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Poma, A.; Garagorri, P.; Paredes, S.; Cuevas, C. Bolivia K004849042 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. [12432] Paraguay K004846696 Yes
Zardini, E.; Aguayo, A. [14091] Paraguay K004846698 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R.; Velásquez, S. [12741] Paraguay K004846695 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, S. [13363] Paraguay K004846716 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Silva, J.M. [64142] K004846829 Yes
Schinini, A.; Vanni, R.; Caceres, S. Paraguay K004846746 Yes
Loza, I.; Cayola, L.; Chive, G.; Paredes, S.; Segundo, E.; Sanchez, B. Bolivia K004849032 Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Chaparro, I. [60912] Paraguay K004846773 Yes
Aguayo, A. [279] Paraguay K004846699 Yes
Tressens, S.G.; Maruñak, V.; Cristóbal, C.L.; de Pompert, M. [3378] Paraguay K004846768 Yes
Zardini, E. Paraguay K004846747 Yes
Pendry, C.A.; Pennington, R.T. Bolivia K004849038 Yes
Saddi, E.M.; Martins, J.H.; Chaves, R.; Silva, K. [602] Brazil K004846846 Yes
Ribas, O.S.; Silva, J.M. [3192] Brazil K004846843 Yes
Klug, G. [4366] Peru K000047540 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. [10860] Paraguay K004846731 Yes
Neto, E.T. [2137] Brazil K004846849 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Peña, A.; Mateo, J.L. [12556] Peru K004849115 Yes
Kotchetkoff-Henriques, O.; Mello, A. [527] Brazil K004846823 Yes
Siqueira, G.S. [93] Brazil K004846853 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.V.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Santos, T.S. [2395] Brazil K004846833 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R.; Velásquez, S. Paraguay K004846742 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. [13217] Paraguay K004846694 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. [10122] Paraguay K004846708 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. Paraguay K004846737 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bridgewater, S.; Fonseca Filho, J.; Garcia, A.I.; Gilmar B. dos Santos [R7673] Brazil K004846825 Yes
Tressens, S.G.; Maruñak, V.; Cristóbal, C.L.; de Pompert, M. [3421] Paraguay K004846779 Yes
Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia K000380844 Type Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. Paraguay K004846752 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. [15781] Paraguay K004846709 Yes
Belshaw, C.M. [3576] Peru K000047538 Yes
Nee, M. Bolivia K004849044 Yes
Couto, F.R. [193] Brazil K004846839 Yes
Aguayo, A. [548] Paraguay K004846719 Yes
Bonatti, F.; Correia, D.; Guimarães, G.; Laurini, C.; Souto, L.; Massarani, M. [09] Brazil K004846824 Yes
Zardini, E. Paraguay K004846740 Yes
Hassler, E. [1416] Paraguay K000380768 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vargas, M. Bolivia K004849029 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. Paraguay K004846744 Yes
Zardini, E.; Aguayo, A. Paraguay K004846739 Yes
Zardini, E. Paraguay K004846748 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. Paraguay K004846734 Yes
Jiménez, S.; Gutiérrez, E.; Surubi, J. Bolivia K004849014 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Poma, A.; Garagorri, P.; Paredes, S.; Chambi, D. Bolivia K004849025 Yes
Foster, R.B.; d'Achille, B. [10082] Peru K000047539 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velázquez, E. Paraguay K004846743 Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Rando, J.G. [2669] Brazil K000652970 Yes
Zardini, E. [9386] Paraguay K004846700 Yes
Jr., Little, E.L. [15136] Venezuela K001528897 Yes
Jr., Little, E.L. [15136] Venezuela K001528898 Yes
Medina, W.A.; Portela, A.J. [804] Argentina K001553782 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Correia, E.A. [55333] Brazil K004846850 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000380772 Unknown Type Material Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Fernández, A.; Paredes, S.; Jove, G. Bolivia K004849040 Yes
Cayola, L.; Loza, I.; Chive, G.; Segundo, E.; Sanchez, B.; Urbano, A. Bolivia K004849036 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Huamantupa, I. [1099] Peru K004849117 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, BJH,, Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.; Ek, R.C. [1006] Guyana K000036880 No
Vargas, I. Bolivia K004849030 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, V. Paraguay K004846759 Yes
Zardini, E. [7921] Paraguay K004846772 Yes
Rodolfo Vásquez, M.; Monteagudo, A.; Peña, A.; Mateo, J.L.; Flor, V. [34014] Peru K004849121 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velazquéz, U. [15553] Paraguay K004846722 Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Jara, V. [36408] Paraguay K004846781 Yes
Jangoux, J.; Ribeiro, B.G.S. [1620] Brazil K004846842 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.M.V.; Kallunki, J.; Clark, L.; Sant'Ana, S. [10226] Brazil K004846713 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. Paraguay K004846758 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. Paraguay K004846749 Yes
Zardini, E.; Aguayo, A. Paraguay K004846756 Yes
Klitgaard, B.B.; Hind, D.J.N. [1179] Brazil K000652973 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Valenzuela, L.; Peña, A. [35561] Peru K004849127 Yes
A.A. da Luz [53] Brazil K004846856 Yes
Aguayo, A. [98] Paraguay K004846704 Yes
Peterson, P.; Gopaul, D. [7722] Guyana K000036879 No
Brunner, D.R. [1247] Paraguay K004846766 Yes
Zardini, E. [8856] Paraguay K004846764 Yes
St. Beck, G. Bolivia K004849039 Yes
Loza, I.; Cayola, L.; Chive, G.; Paredes, S.; Segundo, E.; Sanchez, B. Bolivia K004849026 Yes
Gottsberger, G. [19-151273] Brazil K004846845 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. Paraguay K004846755 Yes
Gentry, A.; Estensoro, S. Bolivia K004849017 Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Guerrero, L. [37190] Paraguay K004846780 Yes
Zardini, E.; Basualdo, I.; Ortiz, M.L. [2460] Paraguay K004846728 Yes
Aguilar, M.; Castro, D. [748] Peru K004849130 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R.; Velásquez, S. Paraguay K004846741 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Peña, A.; Mateo, J.L. [12838] Peru K004849120 Yes
Aguayo, A. [8] Paraguay K004846706 Yes
Chagas e Silva, F. [01750] Brazil K004846830 Yes
Loza, I.; Cayola, L.; Chive, G.; Paredes, S.; Segundo, E.; Sanchez, B. Bolivia K004849027 Yes
Aguayo, A. [369] Paraguay K004846720 Yes
Folli, D.A. [3302] Brazil K004846854 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, S. Paraguay K004846733 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [20242] Brazil K000380770 Type Yes
Perea, J.; Mateo, J.L. [4267] Peru K004849118 Yes
Ticona, E.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Torrez, V.; Pérez, C.; Jove, G. Bolivia K004849031 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Linares, C.; Bulnes, F. [12359] Peru K000047537 Yes
Molina, J.A. Bolivia K004849037 Yes
Folli, D.A. [4395] Brazil K004846855 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J.; Graham, J.G. [15765] Peru K004849123 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Cardoso, E.; Fonseca Filho, J.; Valdir de Lima; de Oliveira, N.; Ferreira Paixão, J.; Silva, M.; Walter, B. [R7335V] Brazil K004846821 Yes
Schunke, J. [9659] Peru K000047541 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. [11522] Paraguay K004846707 Yes
Zardini, E. [13749] Paraguay K004846705 Yes
Zardini, E. Paraguay K004846760 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. [8935] Paraguay K004846723 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. [16189] Paraguay K004846711 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. [11424] Paraguay K004846710 Yes
Aparecida da Silva, M. [2816] Brazil K004846832 Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Guerrero, L. [56471] Paraguay K004846769 Yes
Zardini, E. Paraguay K004846761 Yes
Zardini, E.; Aguayo, A. [14432] Paraguay K004846727 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. [15133] Paraguay K004846715 Yes
Monteagudo, A.; Mateo, J.L.; Francis, R. [12543] Peru K004849129 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. Paraguay K004846736 Yes
Neto, E.T.; Werneck, M.S. [1224] K004846831 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Poma, A.; Garagorri, P.; Paredes, S.; Cuevas, E. Bolivia K004849041 Yes
Francisco, E.M.; Pavão, O.C.; Alves, J. [s.n.] Brazil K004846858 Yes
Zardini, E.; Pérez, L. [2840] Paraguay K004846724 Yes
Kinupp, V.F.; Medri, C.; Francisco, E.M. [1028] Brazil K004846860 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Silva, J.M.; Deodato, F. [65558] Brazil K004846847 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [76048] Brazil K004846837 Yes
Gentry, A.; Pena, M. Bolivia K004849016 Yes
Schinini, A.; Bordas, E. [25038] Paraguay K004846775 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Silva, J.M.; Deodato, F. [65558] K004846827 Yes
Paixao, J.L.; Thomas, W.W.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Amorim, A.M. [350] Brazil K004846857 Yes
Maceda, A.P. [498] Peru K004849124 Yes
Vieira, A.O.S. [s.n.] Brazil K004846859 Yes
Loza, I.; Cayola, L.; Chive, G.; Paredes, S.; Segundo, E.; Sanchez, B. Bolivia K004849028 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, U. Paraguay K004846735 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Oliveira, E.C.; Johnson, L. [11696] Brazil K004846836 Yes
Lombardi, J.A.; Temponi, L.G. [2219] Brazil K004846841 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Farfan, J. [2411] Peru K004849116 Yes
Zardini, E.; Aquayo, A. [14862] Paraguay K004846697 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Bell, D.; Rankin, K.; Smith, S.F. [8582] Peru K004849126 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. [16177] Paraguay K004846729 Yes
Miranda, L.; Miranda, H. Ecuador K004849046 Yes
Degen, R.; Zardini, E. [403] Paraguay K004846774 Yes
Guillén, J.; Fuentes, A.; Garvizú, M. Bolivia K004849015 Yes
Melo, P.H.A. [275] Brazil K004846838 Yes
Zardini, E.; Basualdo, I.; Merelles, F.; Soria, N. [2518] Paraguay K004846725 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Silva, J.M.; Deodato, F. [65564] K004846828 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velázquez, E. [20787] Paraguay K004846712 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. Paraguay K004846750 Yes
Smith, D. [2672] Peru K000047534 Yes
Monteagudo, A.; Francis, R.; Ortiz, G.; Mateo, C. [5132] Peru K004849114 Yes
Zardini, E.M. [5073] Paraguay K004846765 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. [13282] Paraguay K004846717 Yes
Aguayo, A. [262] Paraguay K004846702 Yes
Rocio Rojas; Ortíz, G.M. [6593] Peru K004849128 Yes
Aguayo, A. [346] Paraguay K004846703 Yes
Gentry, A. [66148] Paraguay K004846726 Yes
Zardini, E. [8856] Paraguay K004846763 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Antezana, A.; Choque, D.; Jove, R.; Jove, G. Bolivia K004849043 Yes
Arroyo, L.; Vargas, M.; Linneo, I.; Roth, C. Bolivia K004849035 Yes
Gentry, A.; Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [45633] Peru K000047532 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.M.V.; Kallunki, J.; Clark, L.; Sant'Ana, S. [10226] Brazil K004846714 Yes
Marquete, R.; et al. [1222] Brazil K004846851 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [1135] Colombia K001343441 Yes
Henderson, A.; Pereira de Lima, R. [550] Brazil K004846844 Yes
Rocio Rojas; Ortiz, G.; Fernández, E.; Chuck [5538] Peru K004849122 Yes
Basualdo, I. [001804] Paraguay K004846701 Yes
Miranda, L.; Miranda, H. Ecuador K004849045 Yes
Hassler, E. [7715] Paraguay K000380769 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, D. [2672] Peru K000047533 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Silva, J.M. [74091] Brazil K004846840 Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Báez, P. [52412] Paraguay K004846771 Yes
Zardini, E.; Ortiz, M.L. [3079] Paraguay K004846777 Yes
Foster, R.B.; Baldeón, S. [12656] Peru K004849125 Yes
Zardini, E.; Basualdo, I.; Merelles, F.; Soria, N. [2518] Paraguay K004846762 Yes
Zardini, E. [15015] Paraguay K004846721 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, V. [15243] Paraguay K004846730 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. Paraguay K004846751 Yes
Basualdo, I.; Ortiz, M.L. [1389] Paraguay K004846778 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, C. Paraguay K004846754 Yes
Loza, I.; Cayola, L.; Chive, G.; Paredes, S.; Segundo, E. Bolivia K004849033 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Oliveira, E.C.; Johnson, L. [11696] Brazil K004846835 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Silveira, M.; Rivero, I.S.; Oliveira, E.C.; Bandeira, J.R.; Souza, M.C.C.; Costa, D.P. [10433] Brazil K004846834 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velázquez, E. Paraguay K004846753 Yes
Rocio Rojas; et al. [5224] Peru K004849119 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Pott, A.; Bridgewater, S.; Fonseca Filho, J.; Cardoso, C.F.R.; dos Santos, G.B. [R7564] Brazil K004846822 Yes
Pirani, J.R.; Mello-Silva, R. [2883] Brazil K004846852 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velázquez, U. [21140] Paraguay K004846718 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca Filho, J.; dos Santos, J.B.; Bridgewater, S. [R7047] Brazil K004846848 Yes
Dexter, K.G.; Marcelo Peña, J.L.; Paredes, E.; Daza Yomona, A. [6461] Peru K004849113 Yes
Zardini, E.; Aguayo, A. Paraguay K004846738 Yes
Dubs, B. [1289] Brazil K004846826 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. Paraguay K004846745 Yes
Monteagudo, A.; Flores, V. [16321] Peru K004849131 Yes
Gentry, A.; Mostacedo, B.; Pena, M. Bolivia K004849013 Yes
Cayola, L.; Chapi, N.; Chive, G.; Andia, F.; Alvarez, T. Bolivia K004849034 Yes
Bernardi, L. [19132] Paraguay K004846776 Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Vera, M. [42642] Paraguay K004846770 Yes
Murphy, H.; Parra, E. [629] Colombia K001343440 Yes
Brunner, D.R. [1126] Paraguay K004846767 Yes
Zardini, E.; Velásquez, R. Paraguay K004846757 Yes
Warming [s.n.] Brazil K000380771 Unknown Type Material Yes

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