Chrysobalanaceae
Moquilea

Moquilea longipetala (Prance) Sothers & Prance

First published in Kew Bull. 71(4)-58: 36 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru to Bolivia and W. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Prance, G.T. & Sothers, C.A. (2003). Chrysobalanaceae 1 & 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 9, 10: 1-319, 1-268. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
St. G. Beck [15265] Bolivia K004801075 Yes
Rastrojo, F.P. [3412] Colombia K004801076 Yes
Velazco, J. [1870] Venezuela K004801082 Yes
Hartshorn, G.; Quijano, J.; Mesa, E. [2842] Peru K004801081 Yes
Grández, C.; Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [327] Peru K004801079 Yes
Grández, C. [326] Peru K004801078 Yes
St. G. Beck [15161] Bolivia K004801080 Yes
s.coll. [4161] Colombia K004801077 Yes
Jun 1, 2010 Maceda, A.P. [1066] Peru Licania longipetala K000396804 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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