Rosaceae
Polylepis

Polylepis incana Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 227 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Peru. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (eds.) (1996). Flora of Ecuador 56: 1-169. Gothenburg University.
  • 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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.R.I. [10181] Bolivia K004618183 Yes
[Hall] [2] Ecuador K004618170 Yes
Jorgensen, P.M.; Ulloa, C.; Luteyn, J. [92856] Ecuador K004618153 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [6478] Ecuador K004618167 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Aguirre, Z. [20551] Ecuador K004618161 Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [3685] Ecuador K004618160 Yes
Macbride; Featherstone [s.n.] Peru K004618175 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Laegaard, S.; Soreng, R.J. [12788] Bolivia K004618188 Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [3547] Ecuador K004618162 Yes
Neill, D.; Palacios, W.A.; Ceron, C. [7384] Ecuador K004618163 Yes
Vargas, H.; Defas, W.; Batallas, R. [4696] Ecuador K004618156 Yes
Hugh, H.; Donald, C.I.; Ugent, V. [444] Peru K004618176 Yes
[Miss Pamela Holt] [81] Peru K004618179 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Laegaard, S. [13113] Bolivia K004618185 Yes
Fleming, V. [175] Ecuador K004618158 Yes
[Seemann] [827] Ecuador K004618171 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [6478] Ecuador K004618168 Yes
Laegaard, S. [55731] Ecuador K004618165 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K004618172 Yes
Davis, W.; Franquemont, E.; Franquemont, C.; King, S.; Sperling, C. [s.n.] Peru K004618181 Yes
Laegaard, S. [53796] Ecuador K004618164 Yes
Laegaard, S. [55089] Ecuador K004618155 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Laegaard, S.; Soreng, R.J.; Rojas-Ponce, F. [12947] Bolivia K004618187 Yes
Jorgensen, P.M.; Ulloa, C.; Ollgaard, B. [92918] Ecuador K004618154 Yes
Ramsay, P.; Merrow-Smith, P.; Oxley, E.R.B.; Iszatt, T. [151] Ecuador K004618166 Yes
[Lobb] [104] Colombia K004618152 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A. [17195] Peru K004618173 Yes
Hill, A.W. [150] Peru K004618174 Yes
Klitgaard, B.B.; Lozano, P.; Bruneau, A. [639] Ecuador K004618157 Yes
Stork, H.E.; Horton, O.B. [9972] Peru K004618177 Yes
Davis, W.; Franquemont, E.; Franquemont, C.; King, S.; Sperling, C. [s.n.] Peru K004618180 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Laegaard, S. [13014] Bolivia K004618186 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Laegaard, S. [13150] Bolivia K004618184 Yes
Herrera, F.L. [1129] Peru K004618178 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [391] Ecuador K004618159 Yes
Bridges [s.n.] Bolivia K004618182 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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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