Chrysobalanaceae
Couepia

Couepia bracteosa Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 215 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname

Introduced into:

Costa Rica

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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.
  • 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
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jenman [3952] Guyana K004433914 Yes
{Bisschop, F.; P. de Jager} [355] Guyana K004433916 Yes
s.coll. [F1333] Guyana K004433897 Yes
Boom, B.M. [7126] Guyana K004433898 Yes
Spruce [1496] Brazil K001244015 Yes
Gillespie, L.J. [2643] Guyana K004433890 Yes
Spruce, R. [1496] Brazil K001244016 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T.; Driehuis, W.; Eetgerink, E.; van Leeuwen, R.; Persoon, H.; Snuverink, H.; Timmerman, A. [3517] Guyana K004433906 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Gharbarran, G. [9631] Guyana K004433903 Yes
Jenman [4232] Guyana K004433913 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Forero, E.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [4706] Brazil K001244011 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; De Granville, J.J.; Hollenberg, L.; Joly, A.; Avril, C. [6120] Suriname K004433929 Yes
Schomburgk [485] Guyana K000220948 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Bacchus, G.; Ameer, M. [9159] Guyana K004433917 Yes
Clarke, D. [253] Guyana K004433911 Yes
Clarke, D. [254] Guyana K004433909 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Ameer, H.; Capellaro, C. [720] Guyana K004433923 Yes
Schomburgk [485] Guyana K004433915 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; De Granville, J.J.; Hollenberg, L.; Joly, A.; Avril, C. [6120] Suriname K004433928 Yes
Hahn, W.; Tiwari, S.; Ameer, M. [3934] Guyana K004433893 Yes
{Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Brandbyge, J.; L. J. W. v.d. Wollenberg; Gopaul, D.} [400] Guyana K004433921 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Williams, R.; Scrase, H. [2522] Guyana K004433892 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T.H.; Driehuis, W.; Eetgerink, E.; van Leeuwen, R.; Persoon, H.; Snuverink, H.; Timmerman, A. [3576] Guyana K004433902 Yes
Clarke, D. [197] Guyana K004433907 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [289] Guyana K004433900 Yes
Mori, S.; Bolten, A.; Persaud, R.; Boyan, R.; Roberts, S.; Jugernauth, R.; Dwarka, S. [8064] Guyana K004433904 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Lobova, T.; Hequet, V.; Berkov, A.; Feinstein, J.; Keeley, B.; Tejedor, A. [25554] French Guiana K004433925 Yes
s.coll. [D429] Guyana K004433894 Yes
Clarke, D. [198] Guyana K004433910 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Ameer, H.; Capellaro, C. [706] Guyana K004433922 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Campbell, D.G.; Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [20768] Brazil K001244012 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Feuillet, C.; Hiepko, P.; Skog, L.E.; ter Welle, B.J.H. [496] Guyana K004433895 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Williams, L.P. [8429] Guyana K004433919 Yes
{Spruce} [2003] Brazil K001244014 Yes
{P. de Jager} [322] Guyana K004433920 Yes
Anderson, C.W. [DR67] Guyana K004433896 Yes
Loubry, D. [2448] French Guiana K004433926 Yes
Ek, R.C.; Gravendeel, B. [724] Guyana K004433924 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coêlho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [15012] Brazil K001244013 Yes
Mutchnick, P. [920] Guyana K004433905 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [289] Guyana K004433901 Yes
Clarke, D.; Hoffman, B. [525] Guyana K004433908 Yes
Persaud, A.C. [141] Guyana K004433912 Yes
Hahn, W.; Tiwari, S.; Ameer, M. [3958B] Guyana K004433891 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Bacchus, G.; Ameer, M. [9159] Guyana K004433918 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [291] Guyana K004433899 Yes
Riera [869] French Guiana K004433927 Yes

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    • 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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