Lecythidaceae
Chytroma

Chytroma chartacea (O.Berg) Miers

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 231 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to N. South America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2024). http://dx.doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Mori, S.A. & Prance, G.T. (1990). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(II). [Cited as Lecythis chartacea.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mori, S.A. & Prance, G.T. (1990). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(II).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Spruce, R. [2700] Lecythis chartacea K000600189 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Schomburgk, R. [1432] Guyana Lecythis chartacea K000600194 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 s.coll. [2700] Lecythis chartacea K000600188 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 s.coll. [3505] Lecythis chartacea K000600185 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Schomburgk, R. [791(1432B)] Guyana Lecythis chartacea K000600195 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Spruce, R. [3505] Lecythis chartacea K000600184 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Spruce, R. [1797] Lecythis chartacea K000600193 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Spruce, R. [1797] Lecythis chartacea K000600192 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 s.coll. [3695] Lecythis chartacea K000600187 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Riedel [1450] Brazil Lecythis chartacea K000600191 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Spruce, R. [3695] Brazil Lecythis chartacea K000600186 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Spruce, R. [2700] Lecythis chartacea K000600190 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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