Chrysobalanaceae
Moquilea

Moquilea veneralensis (Cuatrec.) Sothers & Prance

First published in Kew Bull. 71(4)-58: 39 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Colombia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Pacific. Elevation range: 5–100 m a.s.l. Endemic to Colombia. Colombian departments: Chocó, Nariño, Valle del Cauca.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. National Red List of Colombia (2021): NT.
Habit
Tree.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
caimito, carbonero, carbonero concha de huevo, chillón, espingopiedra
[UNAL]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182981948/182981952

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

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

Distribution
Endémica y nativa en Colombia; Alt. 5 - 100 m.; Pacífico.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
Casi Amenazada
[CPLC]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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