Meliaceae
Trichilia

Trichilia micrantha Benth.

First published in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 369 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad 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 West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • 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.

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

  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1979 Samuels, J.A. [222] Suriname K000380746 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sothers, C.A. Brazil K004847736 Yes
Kajekai, C.; Wisum, A. [1360] Ecuador K004849817 Yes
Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; Piva, J.H. [1431] Brazil K000578273 No
Rimachi Y, M. [2978] Peru K004849802 Yes
Diaz, J; Castro, C.C.; Perez, A. [93] Colombia K001589279 Yes
Nee, M. Brazil K004847747 Yes
Prévost, M.-F.; Sabatier, D. French Guiana K004847728 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Heald, S.V.; Pihlar, O.; Giordano, A. French Guiana K004847727 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. Brazil K004847750 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. Brazil K004847754 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Bennett, B.A.; Mozombite, O.; Pacaya, H.; Vilchez, L.; Maytehuari, D.; Valcarcel, L. [6192] Peru K004849806 Yes
Rimachi Y, M. [3072] Peru K004849801 Yes
Stergios, B.; Yanez, M.; Nico, L. [15402] Venezuela K004849762 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. Brazil K004847746 Yes
Mori, S.; Pipoly, J. French Guiana K004847723 Yes
Balée, W.; Ribeiro, B. Brazil K004847734 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Agostini, G. [s.n.] Venezuela K004849771 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Maytehuari, D.; Pacaya, H.; Mozombite, O.; Angulo, D.; Canayo, R. [5743] Peru K004849807 Yes
Rimachi Y, M. [4027] Peru K004849799 Yes
Kajekai, C.; Wisum, A. [506] Ecuador K004849818 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [9530] Peru K004849810 Yes
Villa, G.; Alvia, P.; Moscoso, A.; Ramon; Wentok [1414] Ecuador K004849821 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Stevenson, D.W.; Farney, C.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, R.P. Brazil K004847740 Yes
Vigo, J.S. [10875] Peru K004849794 Yes
Level, J.S. [L77] Venezuela K004849772 Yes
Gentry, A.; Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [39210] Peru K004849805 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; de Castro, R.A.; de Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. Brazil K004847755 Yes
Boom, B.; Mori, S. French Guiana K004847725 Yes
Boom, B.M.; Weitzman, A.L. [5648] Venezuela K004849758 Yes
Morawetz, W.; Wallnöfer, B. [11-9288] Peru K004849797 Yes
Aymard, G.; Delgado, L. [7929] Venezuela K004849763 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [4771] Venezuela K004849759 Yes
Sanoja, E.; Fernandez, A.; Yanez, M. [3346] Venezuela K004849761 Yes
Gerardo Aymard, C. [4811] Venezuela K004849757 Yes
Sastre, C. Brazil K004847729 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C.; Maas, P.J.; M. van Roosmalen; de Lima, R.P.; de Oliveira, J.G. Brazil K004847732 Yes
Dick, C. Brazil K004847744 Yes
Gentry, A.; Young, K. [31860] Peru K004849804 Yes
H. van der Werff; Gray, B.; Ronquillo, J.C.; Quizhpe, W. [19291] Ecuador K004849819 Yes
Gentry, A.; Nelson, B. Brazil K004847731 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Nee, M.; Boise, J.; Lopes, E.A.; de Oliveira, J.G.; de Lima, R.P.; Coelho, J.A. Brazil K004847735 Yes
Wallnofer, B. [11-3488] Peru K004849796 Yes
Schomburgk [1005] Guyana K000380748 Type Yes
Stergios, B.; Velazco, J. [14415] Venezuela K004849760 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. French Guiana K004847724 Yes
Rimachi Y, M. [2413] Peru K004849803 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Campbell, D.G.; Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Nelson, B.W. Brazil K004847752 Yes
Zak, V.; Espinoza, S. [5103] Ecuador K004849823 Yes
Londoño, C.; Serna, O.; Moreno, E. [34] Colombia K001343352 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Cedeño, J.A. [7634] Ecuador K004849822 Yes
Oldeman French Guiana K004847722 Yes
Sothers, C.A. Brazil K004847737 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. French Guiana K004847730 Yes
Cuello, N. [615] Venezuela K004849765 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. Brazil K004847756 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. Brazil K004847748 Yes
Fernández, A. [7964] Venezuela K004849764 Yes
Berg, C.C.; Henderson, A.J.; Bahia, R.P. Brazil K004847751 Yes
Gerardo Aymard, C. [4811] Venezuela K004849769 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Liesner, R. [120605] Venezuela K004849756 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. Brazil K004847753 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. Brazil K004847739 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Davidse, G.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosario, C.S.; dos Santos, M.R. Brazil K004847738 Yes
Spruce, R. [1417] Brazil K000380717 Unknown Type Material Yes
McDaniel, S.; Rimachi Y, M. [20688] Peru K004849798 Yes
Kajekai, C. [868] Ecuador K004849815 Yes
M. A. de Freitas; et al. Brazil K004847745 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. K004847743 Yes
Graham, J.G. [2736] Peru K004849809 Yes
Kajekai, C. [1147] Ecuador K004849816 Yes
Cunha, N.M.L.; Freitas, M.A.; Assunção, P.A.; Mori, S. Brazil K004847741 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Mori, S.A. French Guiana K004847726 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [6111] Peru K004849811 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. Brazil K004847749 Yes
Wisum, A.; Kajekai, C. [1139] Ecuador K004849814 Yes
Aymard, G.; Stergios, B.; Cuello, N. [6377] Venezuela K004849768 Yes
Nee, M. Brazil K004847742 Yes
s.coll. [SEF9253] Ecuador K004849824 Yes
Schomburgk [1005] Guyana K000380747 Type Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. Brazil K004847757 Yes
Rimachi Y, M. [3754] Peru K004849800 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; López, F. [9365a] Venezuela K004849767 Yes
Spruce, R. [2286] Brazil K000380718 Unknown Type Material Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Chocce, M.; Maceda, P. [14330] Peru K004849808 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [10069] Peru K004849813 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [6624] Peru K004849812 Yes
Palacios, W.A.; Neill, D. [789] Ecuador K004849820 Yes
Milliken, W.; Ramos, J.; Damiao, C.; De Mota, C.D.A.; Latham, S. Brazil K004847733 Yes
Barbosa, C.; Rueda, J.V. [8208] Colombia K001343351 Yes
Vigo, J.S. [10875] Peru K004849795 Yes
Gerardo Aymard, C. [5805] Venezuela K004849766 Yes
Aymard, G.; Stergios, B.; Cuello, N. [6377] Venezuela K004849770 Yes
Williams, W.; Freeman, W.G.; Cheesman, E.E. Trinidad and Tobago K004846431 Yes

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • '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.
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  • 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

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    • 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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

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