Moquilea tomentosa Benth.
First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 215 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and for food.
Distribution
Native to:
Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
Introduced into:
Brazil North, Brazil West-Central
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch in Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 4: 52 (1889)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Moquilea tomentosa var. angustifolia Hook.f. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(2): 21 (1867)
- Moquilea tomentosa var. latifolia Hook.f. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(2): 21 (1867)
- Pleragina odorata Arruda in Trav. Brazil: 499 (1816), nom. subnud.
Publications
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín. [Cited as Licania tomentosa.]
- 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. [Cited as Licania tomentosa.]
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
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Gardner [2559], Brazil | Licania tomentosa | K000220598 | Yes | ||
Gardner [992], Pernambuco | Licania tomentosa | K000220597 | Yes |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- ColPlantA database
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
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