Meliaceae
Trichilia

Trichilia rubra C.DC.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(1): 203 (1878)
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 as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, 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.
  • 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.
  • Pennington, T.D. & Clarkson, J.J. (eds.) (2016). A revision of american Trichilia (Meliaceae). Phytotaxa 259: 1-162.

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.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • 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?
Mar 1, 2007 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Rodrigues, L.; Piva, J.H. [489] Brazil K000578274 No
May 1, 2006 Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A.C.; Piva, J.H. [116] Brazil K000447474 No
Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1166] Brazil K000578270 No
M. de Pardo; Daly, D.C.; Lima, L. Brazil K004847146 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [802] Guyana K004847109 Yes
Ferreira, L.V. Brazil K004847142 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [7223] Brazil K004847177 Yes
Pirani, J. [1174] Brazil K004847175 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000380776 Unknown Type Material Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Stone, J.L.; Rosas Jr., A.; Derzi, F.B. [10583] Brazil K004847172 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. Brazil K004847137 Yes
s.coll. Guyana K004847097 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5919] Brazil K004847130 Yes
s.coll. Guyana K004847098 Yes
Gillespie, L.J.; Tiwari, S. [2265] Guyana K004847116 Yes
Webber, A.; Knob, A.; Bilby, R.; Guodian, Y.; Frota, R.; Lopes, M.; Carvalho, V.; Velloso, A. Brazil K004847150 Yes
Balée, W.L. [1950] Brazil K004847170 Yes
Wisum, A. [334] Ecuador K004849199 Yes
Persaud, A.C. Guyana K004847102 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Williams, R. [2122] Guyana K004847176 Yes
Palacios, W.A.; Neill, D. [1277] Ecuador K004849203 Yes
Spruce, R. [1540] Brazil K000380778 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cid, C.A.; Ramos, J.; Mota, C.D.A. [1336] Brazil K004847179 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Benjamin, P.; Singh, D.; Wurdack, K.; Hinchliff, C. [4416] Guyana K004847118 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. Brazil K004847153 Yes
Pirani, J. Brazil K004847147 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Harter, F.P.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Monteiro, O.P. Brazil K004847140 Yes
Cid Ferreiral, C.A.; et al. Brazil K004847151 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Guillermo Tenorio [10779] Ecuador K004849201 Yes
Amaral, I.L.; Cornélio; Guedes, J.; Lima, J. [551] Brazil K004847160 Yes
Morales, C.; Wisum, A.; Kajekai, C. [1603] Ecuador K004849191 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J. [3516] Brazil K004847163 Yes
Anderson, C.W. [309] Guyana K004847114 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Roberts, L. [2665] Guyana K004847120 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M. [405] Guyana K004847174 Yes
Schomburgk [537] Guyana K000380781 Unknown Type Material Yes
Neill, D. [15321] Ecuador K004849198 Yes
Gillespie, L.J.; Tiwari, S. [2265] Guyana K004847122 Yes
Vicentini, A.; Hopkins, M.; Assuncao, P.A.C.L. Brazil K004847141 Yes
Schomburgk [794] Guyana K000380782 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cid, C.A.; Ramos, J.; Mota, C.D. [1318] Brazil K004847166 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Buck, W.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Almeida, F.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, J. [662] Brazil K004847165 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1437] Brazil K000380777 Type Yes
Cid, C.A.; Buck, W.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Almeida, F.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, J. [754] Brazil K004847180 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Cid, C.A.; Rosas Jr., A.; Balée, B.; Coelho, D.; dos Santos, J.L.; Derzi, F.B. Brazil K004847149 Yes
[B. Aldenköpp] [5919] Brazil K004847129 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Buck, W.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Almeida, F.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, J. [341] Brazil K004847167 Yes
Black, G.E.; Schultes, R.E. [46-186] Colombia K001343429 No
Stevenson, D.W.; Mueller, G.; Ramos, J.F. Brazil K004847145 Yes
s.coll. Guyana K004847104 Yes
Obermüller, F.A.; Oliveira, E.C. Brazil K004847133 Yes
da S. Leal, E.; Oliveira, E.C.; Obermuller, F.; Medeiros, H.; Silveira, M.; Terra-Araújo, M.; Castro, W. Brazil K004847134 Yes
Schomburgk [794] Guyana K000380783 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M. [433] Guyana K004847117 Yes
Vasconcelos, R.T.P.; Reis, R.; Pedro; Nascimento, F. Brazil K004847152 Yes
Korning, J.; Thomsen, K. [47421] Ecuador K004849205 Yes
Amaral, I.L.; Cid, C.A.; Guedes, J.; Lima, J. [465] Brazil K004847161 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Tenorio, G. [10779] Ecuador K:SPC-54268.000 No
da Silva Costa, D.; Oliveira, E.C.; Lima, A.S.; Silva, K.A.; Oliveira, J.P. Brazil K004847132 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8712] Brazil K004847131 Yes
Schomburgk [537] Guyana K000380780 Unknown Type Material Yes
Villa, G.; Zambrano, M.; Velez, L. [276] Ecuador K004849202 Yes
Neill, D.; Palacios, W.A. [9712] Ecuador K004849197 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. Brazil K004847154 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [8130] Brazil K004847178 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. Brazil K004847135 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J. [3653] Brazil K004847164 Yes
Prata, E.M.B.; Ferreira, J.R.M.; Souza, S.S. [732] Brazil K004847156 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Buck, W.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Almeida, F.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, J. [505] Brazil K004847158 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. Brazil K004847138 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [5271] Brazil K004847171 Yes
Vasconcelos, R.T.P.; Reis, R.; Pedro; Nascimento, F. Brazil K004847144 Yes
Martinelli, G.; Moraes, M.A.; Benevides, P.; Forzza, R.C.; Nadruz, M.; Gallucci, S.; Costa, D. [17706] Brazil K004847155 Yes
Kajekai, C. [1000] Ecuador K004849190 Yes
s.coll. [2337] Guyana K004847125 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [80a] Guyana K004847107 Yes
s.coll. Guyana K004847106 Yes
s.coll. [2337] Guyana K004847121 Yes
s.coll. [F859] Guyana K004847113 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [3595] Guyana K004847112 Yes
Anderson Guyana K004847105 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; James, R. Guyana K004847103 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [802] Guyana K004847108 Yes
Anderson Guyana K004847100 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Jangoux, J.; A. Rosas Jr.; Richardson, P.M.; Frame, D.; Coelho, D.F.; dos Santo, J.L.; Derzi, F.B. [6197] Brazil K004847173 Yes
Vargas, H.; Defas, W. [5768] Ecuador K004849193 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Cid, C.A.; Rosas Jr., A.; Balée, B.; Coelho, D.; dos Santos, J.L.; Derzi, F.B. Brazil K004847148 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Buck, W.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Almeida, F.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, J. [809] Brazil K004847159 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Videcki Jr., E.R. Brazil K004847139 Yes
Spruce [1570] Brazil K004847128 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Mori, S.A.; Perez, A.; Poncy, O.; Crozier, F.; Lucas, E. [12334] French Guiana K004847123 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Buck, W.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Almeida, F.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, J. [191] Brazil K004847168 Yes
Ferreira, L.V. Brazil K004847143 Yes
Amaral, I.L.; Cid, C.A.; Guedes, J.; Lima, J. [184] Brazil K004847162 Yes
s.coll. [F1279] Guyana K004847115 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Jangoux, J.; A. Rosas Jr.; Coelho, D.; Richardson, P.M.; Frame, D.; dos Santos, J.L.; Derszi, F.B. [9258] Brazil K004847169 Yes
Freire, B.; Naranjo, D. [467] Ecuador K004849206 Yes
Korning, J.; Thomsen, K. [58656] Ecuador K004849204 Yes
Cerón, C.E.; Cerón, M. [4488] Ecuador K004849196 Yes
Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. Brazil K004847136 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Buck, W.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Almeida, F.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, J. [391] Brazil K004847157 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [3263] Guyana K004847110 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Roland, C.; Marco, G. [2375] Guyana K004847124 Yes
Palacios, W.A.; Neill, D. [1615] Ecuador K004849194 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Roberts, L. [2703] Guyana K004847119 Yes
Quizhpe, W.; Granda, V.; Veintimill, D. [1275] Ecuador K004849192 Yes
Anderson Guyana K004847099 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K004847127 Yes
Spruce, R. [1483] Brazil K000380779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F527] Guyana K004847111 Yes
Anderson Guyana K004847101 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Tenorio, G. [10779] Ecuador K004849200 Yes
s.coll. [6182] Guyana K004847126 Yes
Villa, G.; Alvia, P. [1449] Ecuador K004849195 Yes

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