Meliaceae
Trichilia

Trichilia septentrionalis C.DC.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(1): 220 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Lesser Antilles, Costa Rica to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 Zenteno-R, F.; Caimani, D.; Canares, E.; Vaca, M.; Mamani, J.; [13451] Bolivia K001905401 No
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; Henicka, G.S.; Monteiro, M.; Piva, J.H. [1376] Brazil K000578276 No
Mar 1, 2007 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Vieira, I.; Piva, J.H. [412] Brazil K000578275 No
Ancuash, E. [1301] Peru K004849335 Yes
Cardozo, A.; Montilla, P. [1571] Venezuela K004849248 Yes
Villiers, J.F. [2105] French Guiana K004847203 Yes
Cardozo, A.; Hidalgo, D. [1712] Venezuela K004849251 Yes
Bernardi, A.L. [2746] Venezuela K004849252 Yes
Naranjo, D.; Freire, B. [326] Ecuador K004849292 Yes
Gentry, A.; Reynel, C.; Ortiz, R.; Nunez, P. [76711] Peru K004849329 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. [9927] Brazil K004847210 Yes
Vicentini, A.; Assunçao, P.A.C.L.; Pereira, E.; Nascimento, J.R. Brazil K004847241 Yes
Palacios, W.; Iguago, C.; Hurtado, F. [3360] Ecuador K004849289 Yes
Pennington, T.D. [10599] Ecuador K004849275 Yes
McPherson, G. [20493] Panama K004849235 Yes
Jaramillo, N.; Peña, A.; Katip, S.; Apanu, R. [162] Peru K004849332 Yes
Gentry, A. Brazil K004847224 Yes
Silva, N.T. [1715] Brazil K004847205 Yes
Beard, J.S. [227] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K004846377 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6866] Brazil K004847212 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7972] Brazil K004847215 Yes
Wurdack, J.J. [2484] Peru K004849338 Yes
Mori, S.; Gracie, C.; Flynn, L.; Pagels, W.; James, C.; Capraro, W.; Connick, L.; O'Malley, P.O.; Vuillequez, D.; Betros, H. [19040] French Guiana K004847202 Yes
Manuel Rimachi, Y. [4388] Peru K004849340 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J. Brazil K004847225 Yes
Gentry, A. [35372] Colombia K001343426 Yes
Gudiño, E.; Quelal, C.; Caiga, N. [814] Ecuador K004849283 Yes
Aymard, G.; Elcord, S.; Lal, J. [8626] Venezuela K004849250 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. [[4914]] French Guiana K004847195 Yes
Tunqui, S. [195] Peru K004849355 Yes
Prevost, M.F.; Sabatier, D. [2760] French Guiana K004847189 Yes
Fendler, A. [138] Venezuela K000380837 Unknown Type Material Yes
Klug, G. [1952] Colombia K001343428 Yes
Foster, R.B.; Chanco, M.; Alban, J. [7895] Peru K004849344 Yes
Grijalva, A. [670] Ecuador K004849278 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Pennington, R.T.; Veloz, L. [15034] Ecuador K004849301 Yes
Betancur, J.; Galvis, P.; Marin, Z. [5029] Colombia K001343425 Yes
McPherson, G. [19803] Panama K004849234 Yes
Hamilton, C.; Davidse, G. [2781] Panama K004849236 Yes
De Granville, J.J.; Allorge, L.; Hahn, W.J.; Hoff, M. [9181] French Guiana K004847193 Yes
Berlin, B. [2065] Peru K004849336 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Gracie, C.A. [18651] French Guiana K004847194 Yes
Vargas, H.; Grefa, P. [730] Ecuador K004849280 Yes
Froehner, C. [374] Peru K004849343 Yes
Rodolfo Vásquez, M.; Monteagudo, A. [34289] Peru K004849352 Yes
Croat, T.B. [87427] Ecuador K004849293 Yes
Tunqui, S. [276] Peru K004849356 Yes
Faber-Langendoen, D.; Rentería, E. [505] Colombia K001343424 Yes
Samuels, J.A. [530] Suriname K004847185 Yes
van der Werff, H.; Palacios, W. [10354] Ecuador K004849300 Yes
Cazalet; Pennington [7521] Ecuador K004849295 Yes
Ceron, C. [14302] Ecuador K004849299 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. [9934] Brazil K004847208 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [5430] Peru K004849345 Yes
Hopkins, M.J.G. Brazil K004847243 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K004849291 Yes
Meier, W. [2278] Venezuela K004849249 Yes
Barrier, S. [4891] French Guiana K004847199 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1021] Brazil K004847214 Yes
Conceição, M.A.; Pires, M.J. Brazil K004847221 Yes
Boom, B.M. [2613] Ecuador K004849302 Yes
Gentry, A.; Smith, D.; Jaramillo, N. [41749] Peru K004849347 Yes
Zuleta, J. [292] Ecuador K004849268 Yes
Ramage, G.A. [s.n.] Dominica K004846378 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, A.S.; Balick, M.J.; Henderson, A.J.; Nelson, B.W.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. Brazil K004847227 Yes
Meier, W.; Flauger, N. [15731] Venezuela K004849243 Yes
Oldeman [2342] French Guiana K004847201 Yes
Zenteno-R, F.; Rivas, D.; Chuqui, O.; Felipe, A.; Mamani, J. [13539] Bolivia K001891546 Yes
Spruce, R. [1890] Brazil K000380807 Unknown Type Material Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [47624] Brazil K004847216 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4518] Brazil K004847211 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Silveira, M.; Saraiva, R.; Walthier, F.; Gebhards, J. Brazil K004847237 Yes
Tunqui, S. [413] Peru K004849357 Yes
Pacheco, M.; Palheta, E.; de Souza, S. Brazil K004847234 Yes
Dick, C. Brazil K004847238 Yes
Gentry, A.; Smith, D.; León, B. [36257] Peru K004849334 Yes
Liesner, R.; González, A.; Wingfield, R. [7754] Venezuela K004849244 Yes
Palacios, W.; Neill, D.; Zaruma, J. [1016] Ecuador K004849294 Yes
Jaramillo, N.; Chamit, D.; Chuintam, T. [1214] Peru K004849359 Yes
Prévost, M.-F.; Sabatier, D. [2760] French Guiana K004847188 Yes
Hammel, B.; Koemar, S. [21416] Suriname K004847184 Yes
Meier, W.; Flauger, N. [16954] Venezuela K004849242 Yes
Neill, D.; Quizhpe, W. [15029] Ecuador K004849271 Yes
Spruce, R. [1890] Brazil K000380808 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Nevers, G.; Herrera, H.; Hammel, B.; Charnley, S. [5521] Panama K004849241 Yes
Herrera, H. [1296] Panama K004849238 Yes
Cazalet; Penington [7521] Ecuador K004849296 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. [3108] French Guiana K004847191 Yes
Spruce, R. [1890] Brazil K000380806 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dick, C. Brazil K004847239 Yes
Hoffman, B. [6454] Suriname K004847182 Yes
Villa, G.; Alvia, P. [785] Ecuador K004849269 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. Brazil K004847235 Yes
Villiers, J.F. [2170] French Guiana K004847198 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. [3108] French Guiana K004847190 Yes
Gudiño, E.; Quelal, C.; Caiga, N. [905] Ecuador K004849285 Yes
Villiers, J.F.; Feuillet, C. [2031] French Guiana K004847196 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. Brazil K004847231 Yes
Rocio Rojas; Gregorio Ortíz, M. [6660] Peru K004849351 Yes
de Granville [5650] French Guiana K004847192 Yes
Carvalho, F.A. Brazil K004847217 Yes
Espinoza, S.; Coba, T. [403] Ecuador K004849286 Yes
Villiers, J.F. [2156] French Guiana K004847204 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Cedeño, J.A. [7565] Ecuador K004849274 Yes
Quizhpe, W.; Wisum, A. [2507] Ecuador K004849265 Yes
Gudiño, E.; Quelal, C.; Caiga, N. [850] Ecuador K004849284 Yes
Palacios, W.; Iguago, C.; Hurtado, F. [3360] Ecuador K004849288 Yes
Foster, R.B. [9328] Peru K004849331 Yes
Tirado, M. [1945] Ecuador K004849270 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Jangoux, J.; Rosas Jr., A.; Coelho, D.; Richardson, P.M.; Frame, D.; dos Santos, J.L.; Derzi, F.B. Brazil K004847219 Yes
Villiers, J.F. [2161] French Guiana K004847200 Yes
Neill, D.; Palacios, W. [6705] Ecuador K004849276 Yes
Thomsen, K. [58826] Ecuador K004849277 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. Brazil K004847226 Yes
Pennington, T.D. [10599] Ecuador K004849279 Yes
Hoffman, B. [6556] Suriname K004847183 Yes
Manuel Rimachi, Y. [3090] Peru K004849346 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Astete, C.; Zamora, F.; Suares, N.; Atausupa, M. [10498] Peru K004849349 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Borges, H.; Lima, L.A.; Ramos, J.; Rivero, Y.S.; Saraiva, R. [7079] Brazil K004847207 Yes
Thomas, W.W. [6793] Peru K004849363 Yes
Neill, D.; Chardon Palacios, C.E.; Palacios, W. [6706] Ecuador K004849282 Yes
s.coll. [SEF9234] Ecuador K004849298 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Holst, B.K.; Oliveira, E.C.; Lima, J.E.S.; Johnson, L. Brazil K004847232 Yes
van der Werff, H.; Palacios, W. [10288] Ecuador K004849290 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Roe, T.; Davies, J.; Thompson, R. [193] Venezuela K004849247 Yes
Villiers, J.F.; Feuillet, C. [1945a] French Guiana K004847197 Yes
Neill, D.; Kajekai, C.; Zuleta, J. [16371] Ecuador K004849272 Yes
Gentry, A.; Monslave, M.; Faber-Langendoen, D. [57025] Colombia K001343427 Yes
Alexiades, M.; Díaz, C.; Pesha, V. [107] Peru K004849337 Yes
Klug, G. [2742] Peru K004849333 Yes
Conceição, M.A.; Pires, M.J. Brazil K004847222 Yes
Gentry, A.; Ortiz, R.; Grández, C.; Jaramillo, N. [76517] Peru K004849330 Yes
Liesner, R.; González, A.; Wingfield, R. [7754] Venezuela K004849245 Yes
Gentry, A.; Smith, D.N. [45038] Peru K004849328 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [528] Venezuela K004849246 Yes
Gentry, A.; Smith, D.; Jaramillo, N. [41759] Peru K004849342 Yes
Conceição, M.A.; Pires, M.J. Brazil K004847220 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-43591.000 No
Vásquez, R. [10523] Peru K004849361 Yes
Dick, C. Brazil K004847240 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.; Monteiro, O. [9929] Brazil K004847209 Yes
Palacios, W.; Iguago, C.; Hurtado, F. [3360] Ecuador K004849287 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. Brazil K004847228 Yes
Nascimento, J.R.; Pereira, E. Brazil K004847242 Yes
McPherson, G.; van der Werff, [19966] Panama K004849237 Yes
Monteagudo, A.; Peña, A.; Mateo, J.; Ureta, M.; Hernani, L. [14951] Peru K004849353 Yes
Foster, R.B.; d'Achille, B. [9991] Peru K004849364 Yes
Homeier, J.; Chinchero, M.A. [2013] Ecuador K004849267 Yes
Kajekai, C.; Wisum, A. [1326] Ecuador K004849266 Yes
Graham, J.G. [2251] Peru K004849354 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1021] Brazil K000380809 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tunqui, S. [846] Peru K004849360 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Perry, C.; Tripp, E.A.; Stern, S.; Gittens, D. [12135] Guyana K004847181 Yes
Neill, D.; Palacios, W.A. [7095] Ecuador K004849281 Yes
Grández, C. [1118] Peru K004849348 Yes
s.coll. [SEF8700] Ecuador K004849297 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6866] Brazil K004847213 Yes
Neill, D.; Quizhpe, W. [15029] Ecuador K004849273 Yes
Pennington, T. [9934] Brazil K:SPC-43603.000 No
Berg, C.C.; Silva, A.S.; Nelson, B.W.; Henderson, A.J.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. Brazil K004847229 Yes
de Nevers, G.; Herrera, H.; Charnley, S. [5352] Panama K004849240 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. Brazil K004847230 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Rojas, R.; Campos, L. [27437] Peru K004849327 Yes
Sperling, C.R.; Silva, M.G.; Condon, M.A.; Rosario, C.S.; Lima, R.P.; dos Santos, J.C. Brazil K004847223 Yes
Allen, P.H. [3726] Panama K004849239 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [10449] Peru K004849362 Yes
Milliken, W.; Ramos, J.; Damiao, C.; A. de Mota; Latham, S. Brazil K004847218 Yes
Oliveira, A.A.; Assunçao, P.A.C.L.; Cardoso, R.M. Brazil K004847236 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Cid, C.A.; Rosas Jr., A.; Balée, B.; Coelho, D.; dos Santos, J.L.; Derzi, F.B. [8590] Brazil K004847206 Yes
Prévost, M.-F.; Sabatier, D.; Molino, J.-F. [4462] French Guiana K004847187 Yes
Monteagudo, A.; Francis, R.; Ortiz, G.; Mateo, C. [5142] Peru K004849350 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Holst, B.K.; Oliveira, E.C.; Lima, J.E.S.; Johnson, L. Brazil K004847233 Yes
Fernández, J.L.; Camero, A.; Marin, Z.; Mesa, E. [10842] Colombia K001343423 Yes
Tunqui, S. [250] Peru K004849358 Yes
Gentry, A.; Smith, D.; Jaramillo, N. [41759] Peru K004849339 Yes
Kujikat, A. [380] Peru K004849341 Yes
Oldeman [1930] French Guiana K004847186 Yes

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