Rosaceae
Hesperomeles

Hesperomeles ferruginea (Juss. ex Pers.) Benth.

First published in Pl. Hartw.: 129 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela to W. South America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (eds.) (1996). Flora of Ecuador 56: 1-169. Gothenburg University.
  • Heim, E. (2024). Catalog of Vascular Plants of Arequipa, Peru.: 1-329. Books on Demand, Norderstedt (D).
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Romero Castañeda, R. (1961). Plantas útiles de Colombia. Volumen I. San Juan Eudes, Bogotá.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (eds.) (1996). Flora of Ecuador 56: 1-169. Gothenburg University.

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.
  • 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
  • García Castro, N. J. (2011). Plantas nativas empleadas en alimentación en Colombia. Instituo de Investigaciones Biológicas Alexander von Humboldt. http://repository.humboldt.org.co/handle/20.500.11761/31275
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • 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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 17, 2009 Wood, J.R.I. [3546] Colombia K000542913 Yes
Dec 17, 2009 Ortuño, T.; Hughes, C.; Mendoza, M. [315] Bolivia K000542912 Yes
Dec 17, 2009 Wood, J.R.I.; Ortuño, T.; Atahuachi, M. [18966] Bolivia K000542914 Yes
Dec 17, 2009 Wood, J.R.I.; Carretero, A.; Mendoza, M.; Calzadilla [19491] Bolivia K000542915 Yes
Jul 1, 1999 Wood, J.R.I. [8962] Bolivia K001222544 No
Little, E.L. [7037] Colombia K004309977 Yes
Croat, T.B.; Menke, M. [89155] Ecuador K004309981 Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [3320] Ecuador K004309986 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P. [3656] Ecuador K004309994 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P.; Aguirre, N.; Aldaz, I. [2650] Ecuador K004309992 Yes
Mandon, G. [654] Bolivia K004309972 Yes
Jørgensen, P.M.; Ulloa, C.; Caranqui, J. [2258] Ecuador K004309982 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K004280002 Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [3017] Ecuador K004309985 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4458] Colombia K004309974 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K004280001 Yes
Luteyn, J.L.; Cotton, E. [11098] Ecuador K004309983 Yes
André, É. [K487] Ecuador K004309988 Yes
Boeke, J.D.; Jaramillo, J. [2600] Ecuador K004309970 Yes
s.coll. [2] K004309973 Yes
Lechler [1871] Peru K004309989 Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] K004309991 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Klitgaard, B.B. [3528] Ecuador K004309996 Yes
Matthews [888] K004309990 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P. [2781] Ecuador K004309998 Yes
Hocker; Purdie [s.n.] K004309975 Yes
Cuatrecasas, J.; Willard, L. [26456] Colombia K004309980 Yes
Herrera, F.L. [s.n.] Peru K004309979 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] K004309976 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P. [3656] Ecuador K004309993 Yes
Sparre, B. [14266] Ecuador K004309978 Yes
Altamirano, J.; Rea, C. [174] Ecuador K004309999 Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [2953] Ecuador K004309984 Yes
Boeke, J.D.; Boeke, S. [3007] Peru K004309971 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Klitgaard, B.B. [3528] Ecuador K004309995 Yes
Jørgensen, P.M.; Ulloa, C.; Luteyn, J. [92827] Ecuador K004310000 Yes
Priest, J. [147] Ecuador K004309987 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P. [2781] Ecuador K004309997 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Mathews [888] Peru Hesperomeles oblonga K000486043 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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://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/

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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