Myrtaceae
Psidium

Psidium oligospermum Mart. ex DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 236 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Amorim, B.S. & Alves, M. (2012). Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic rainforest in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 40: 33-54.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Landrum, L.R. (2017). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Cantonia 13: 1-101.
  • Landrum, L.R. (2022). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in Bolivia and Paraguay. Canotia 18(1): 1-88. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.
  • 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.
  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.
  • Parra-O., C. & Landrum, L. (2023). Flora de Colombia 33: 1-105. Universidad nacional de Colombia, Bolgotá.
  • Sobral, M., Costa Souza, M. Mazine-Capelo, F. & Lucas, E. (2010). Nomenclatural notes on Brazilian Myrtaceae. Phytotaxa 8: 51-58.
  • de Lima Lourenço, A.R. & de Vasconcellos Barbosa, M.R. (2012). Myrtaceae em restingas no limite norte de distribuição da Mata Atlântica, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 373-393.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://canotia.org/volumes/vol20/Psidium-of-Greater-Antilles-v20.pdf. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2012). Nova Silva Cusatlantica. Árboles natinos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 2: Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta. Englera 29-2: 1-300.
  • Huamantupa, I. & al. (2014). Adiciones de angiospermas de la flora del Perú procedentes de los bosques Andino Amazónicas del sur Peruano. Revista Peruana de Biología 21: 163-170.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Landrum, L.R. (2017). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Cantonia 13: 1-101.
  • Landrum, L.R. (2022). The genus Psidium (Myrtaceae) in Bolivia and Paraguay. Canotia 18(1): 1-88. Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • Parra-O., C. & Landrum, L. (2023). Flora de Colombia 33: 1-105. Universidad nacional de Colombia, Bolgotá.
  • Sobral, M., Costa Souza, M. Mazine-Capelo, F. & Lucas, E. (2010). Nomenclatural notes on Brazilian Myrtaceae. Phytotaxa 8: 51-58.

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
  • 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?
Oct 10, 2023 Ponce Vargas, A.; Rodríguez Arévalo, N.I.; García Rojas, J.L.; Suarez Itza, R. [APV 1903] Mexico K009001430 No
Jan 1, 2018 Salzmann Brazil K000001399 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Faria, J.E.Q.; Rosa, P.O. [44 712] Brazil K000812653 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Faria, J.E.Q.; Rosa, P.O. [58 726] Brazil K000812656 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Faria, J.E.Q.; Rosa, P.O. [59 727] Brazil K000812657 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 França, F., et al. [5431] Brazil K000566583 Yes
Jardim, J.G.; Jardim, A.B.; Costa-Lima, J.L.; Roque, A.A. [5600] Brazil K004209408 Yes
Araújo, F.S. [s.n.] Brazil K001178745 No
Milliken, W [4157] Brazil K000325572 Yes
Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Nazaré Pinheiro, A. [3122] Brazil K001178753 No
s.coll. [1311] Brazil K001178747 No
Dawe, M.T. [4] Brazil K001178749 No
Pirani, J.R.; Kallunki, J.A. [2664] Brazil K001178748 No
Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; Barbosa da Silva, M.; de Oliveira, A.G.P. [M121] Brazil K001178751 No
Dawe, M.T. [4] Brazil K001178750 No
Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; Barbosa da Silva, M.; de Oliveira, A.G.P. [M121] Brazil K001178752 No
Pirani, J.R.; Kallunki, J.A. [2664] Brazil K001178746 No
Silva, J.O.N. [19] Brazil K004209409 Yes
Gardner [1311] Brazil K000018789 Isotype Yes
Gardner [1311] Brazil K000018790 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Staggemeier, V.G.; Faria, J.E.Q.; Rosa, P.O. [63 731] Brazil Psidium sartorianum K000812658 Yes
Apr 27, 2009 Pendry, C.A., et al. [858] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000565413 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Granville, J.J., et al. [15924] Brazil Psidium sartorianum K000565265 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Wood, J.R.I., et al. [19000] Bolivia Psidium sartorianum K000565266 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Smith, H.H. [s.n.] Colombia Psidium sartorianum K000565517 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Wright, C. [3557] Cuba Psidium sartorianum K000170083 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Maas, P.J.M., et al. [7165] Guyana Psidium sartorianum K000566595 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Arbo, M.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Vicente, J. [5516] Brazil Psidium sartorianum K000018472 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Arbo, M.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Vicente, J. [5516A] Brazil Psidium sartorianum K000018473 Yes
Mexia Ynes [8857] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000277395 Yes
Contreras, E. [1340] Guatemala Psidium sartorianum K004209217 Yes
Landrum, L.R.; Landrum, S.S. [6519] Honduras Psidium sartorianum K004209213 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Sarukhan K, J. [9490] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000277398 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Sarukhan K, J. [9398] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000277405 Yes
Stevens, W.D. [22249] Nicaragua Psidium sartorianum K004209215 Yes
Landrum, L.R.; Landrum, S.S. [6519] Honduras Psidium sartorianum K004209212 Yes
s.coll. [152] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000277403 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr.) [407] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000277389 Yes
Bartlett, H.H. [9] Belize Psidium sartorianum K000565289 Type Yes
Nee, M. [23062] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000277399 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [24031] Psidium sartorianum K000277404 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr.) [359] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000277401 Yes
Mason, H.L. [1639] Mexico Psidium sartorianum K000565290 Type Yes
Moreno, P.P. [28700] Nicaragua Psidium sartorianum K004209214 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. [3708] Guyana Psidium minutiflorum K000276165 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Schomburgk [952(1269)] Guyana Psidium minutiflorum K000170071 Type Yes
Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana Psidium minutiflorum K000565486 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tonduz, A. [7229] Costa Rica Calyptranthes tonduzii K000330940 Isotype Yes
Sintenis, P. [1347] Puerto Rico Psidium sintenisii K000331064 Isotype Yes
Sintenis, P. [1347] Puerto Rico Psidium sintenisii K000565282 Type Yes
Feb 5, 1969 Scouler [s.n.] Ecuador Psidium galapagaeum K000565485 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Scouler; Darwin, C. [s.n.] Ecuador Psidium galapagaeum K000565484 Syntype Yes

Sources

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  • 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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