Quillajaceae
Quillaja

Quillaja lancifolia D.Don

First published in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 10: 231 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru, SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Peru, Uruguay

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hatschbach, G. [26493] Brazil Quillaja brasiliensis K001031948 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Quillaja brasiliensis K001031952 Yes
Smith, L.B. [11294] Brazil Quillaja brasiliensis K001031950 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Quillaja brasiliensis K001031953 Yes
Bernardi [20501] Paraguay Quillaja brasiliensis K001031949 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [1871] Argentina Quillaja brasiliensis K002732230 Yes
Glaziou, A. [19140] Brazil Quillaja brasiliensis K001031954 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Quillaja brasiliensis K001031951 Yes
Rambo, B. [45835] Brazil Quillaja brasiliensis K001031947 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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/

  • 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