Genipa americana L.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Gardenia genipa Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 51 (1788)
- Genipa grandifolia Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 198 (1805), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Gardenia brasiliensis Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 1: 763 (1824)
- Gardenia hexandra Willd. ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 5: 243 (1819)
- Gardenia oblongifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 708 (1812)
- Genipa americana var. caruto (Kunth) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 352 (1889)
- Genipa americana f. grandifolia Chodat & Hassl. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 171 (1904)
- Genipa americana f. jorgensenii Steyerm. in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 353 (1972)
- Genipa americana f. parvifolia Chodat & Hassl. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 171 (1904)
- Genipa americana var. riobranquensis Kuhlm. in Publ. Inst. Nac. Pesq. Amazônia Bot. 5: 4 (1957)
- Genipa barbata C.Presl in Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 2: 13 (1834)
- Genipa brasiliana A.Rich. in Mém. Rubiac.: 164 (1830)
- Genipa brasiliensis (Spreng.) Baill. in Hist. Pl. 7: 374 (1880)
- Genipa caruto Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 407 (1820)
- Genipa codonocalyx Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 446 (1914)
- Genipa excelsa K.Krause in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 327 (1908)
- Genipa humilis Vell. in Fl. Flumin. 2: t. 142 (1829)
- Genipa oblongifolia Ruiz & Pav. in Fl. Peruv. 2: 67 (1799)
- Genipa oleosa Rojas Acosta in Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes: 67, 166 (1897)
- Genipa pubescens DC. in Prodr. 4: 379 (1830)
- Genipa venosa Standl. in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 18: 168 (1928)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2004). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 8: 1-874. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
- Borhidi, A. & Diego-Pérez, N. (2008). Coussareae, Gardenieae, Hedyotideae, Mussaendeae, Naucleae, Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae). Flora de Guerrero 35: 1-122. Facultade de Ciencias, UNAM.
- Borhidi, A. (2006). Rubiáceas de México: 1-512. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
- Borhidi, A. (2012). Rubiáceas de México, ed. 2: 1-608. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
- Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
- Delprete, P.G. & Cortés-B., R. (2006 publ. 2007). A synopsis of the Rubiaceae of the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with a key to genera, and a preliminary species list. Revista de Biologia Neotropical 3: 13-96.
- Delprete, P.G. (2010). Rubiaceae. Flora dos estados de Goiás e Tocantins 40: 1-1610. Universidade Federal de Goiás.
- Delprete, P.G., Smith, L.B., Klein, R.M. (2005). Flora Ilustrada Catarinense 2: 349-842. Herbário "Barbosa Rodrigues", Atají, Brasil.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- 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.
- Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.
- Mendoza, H., Ramirez P., B.R. & Jimenez, L.C. (2004). Rubiaceae de Colombia: guia ilustrada de generos: 1-351. Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogota, Colombia.
- Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
- Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
- Williams, R.O. & Cheeseman, E.E. in Williams, R.O. (1928). Rubiales. Flora of Trinidad and Tobago 2(1): 1-48. Government Printing Office, Port-of-Spain.
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
- Borhidi, A. (2006). Rubiáceas de México: 1-512. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
- Delprete, P.G., Smith, L.B., Klein, R.M. (2005). Flora Ilustrada Catarinense 2: 349-842. Herbário "Barbosa Rodrigues", Atají, Brasil.
- Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
- Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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/
- 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
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- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
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- RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
- 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? |
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Aug 19, 2011 | Demuner [463], Brazil | K000771130 | No | ||
Feb 1, 2008 | Zappi, D.C. [1086], Mato Grosso | K000447991 | No | ||
Nov 1, 2007 | Sasaki, D. [1494], Mato Grosso | K000447993 | No | ||
Jun 1, 2007 | Projeto Flora Cristalino [375], Mato Grosso | K000447992 | No | ||
Oct 1, 1996 | Laurenio, A. [263], Pernambuco | K000015251 | No | ||
Sep 7, 1995 | Bernacci [2135], Brazil | K000836458 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1988 | Catharino, R.L.M. [1294], Sergipe | K000015252 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Prance, G.T. [59509], Brazil | K000836451 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1971 | Hatschbach, G.G. [Ha 15808], Brazil | K000836431 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1969 | Prance, G.T. [4046], Brazil | K000836461 | Yes | ||
Gardner [1042], Pernambuco | K000015250 | Yes | |||
Riedel [616], Bahia | K000015253 | Yes | |||
Gardner [1042], Pernambuco | K000015255 | Yes | |||
Salzmann, Bahia | K000015254 | Yes | |||
Cazalet, P. [5111], Ecuador | 18927.000 | No | |||
Rodal, M.J.N et al. [772], Brazil | K000265155 | Yes | |||
Maguire, B. [28071], Venezuela | K000424484 | paratype | Yes | ||
Pires, J.M. [52451], Amapa | K000424488 | isotype | Yes | ||
Pires, J.M. [52657], Amapa | K000424491 | paratype | Yes | ||
Ducke, A. [35589], Brazil | K000836467 | Yes | |||
Lima, H.C. de [6228], Brazil | K000836469 | Yes | |||
Glaziou, A. [8743], Brazil | K000836435 | Yes | |||
Pires, J.M. [52451], Amapa | K000424492 | isotype | Yes | ||
Burchell [9551], Brazil | K000836464 | Yes | |||
Ratter, J.A. [1590], Brazil | K000836446 | Yes | |||
Pires, J.M. [50488], Amapa | K000424489 | paratype | Yes | ||
Burchell [9551], Brazil | K000836428 | Yes | |||
Irwin, H.S. [17197], Brazil | K000836448 | Yes | |||
Pires, J.M. [52657], Amapa | K000424490 | paratype | Yes | ||
Hunt, D.R. [6184], Brazil | K000836450 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [5095], Brazil | K000836465 | Yes | |||
Lee, A.R. [s.n.] | K000836422 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [4150], Brazil | K000836462 | Yes | |||
Burchell [5836], Brazil | K000836445 | Yes | |||
Burchell [9551], Brazil | K000836429 | Yes | |||
Spruce, R. [2495], Brazil | K000836456 | Yes | |||
Claussen, P. [s.n.], Brazil | K000836433 | Yes | |||
Krukoff, B.A. [5044], Brazil | K000836452 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [5551], Brazil | K000836421 | Yes | |||
Pennington, T.D. [16999], Peru | 64714.000 | No | |||
Prance, G.T. [6575], Brazil | K000836460 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [7711], Brazil | K000836468 | Yes | |||
Whitford, H.N. [52], Brazil | K000836434 | Yes | |||
Riedel [1029], Brazil | K000836436 | Yes | |||
Spruce, R. [s.n.], Brazil | K000836425 | Yes | |||
Glaziou [10929], Brazil | K000836437 | Yes | |||
Glaziou, A. [12760], Brazil | K000836438 | Yes | |||
Eiten, G. [10751], Brazil | K000836440 | Yes | |||
Spruce, R. [s.n.], Brazil | K000836430 | Yes | |||
Claussen [s.n.], Brazil | K001078019 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [9114], Brazil | K000836459 | Yes | |||
Ule, E. [7836], Brazil | K000836466 | Yes | |||
Krukoff, B.A. [1552], Brazil | K000836449 | Yes | |||
Spruce [1735], Brazil | K000836454 | Yes | |||
Spruce [954], Brazil | K000836427 | Yes | |||
Harley, R.M. [10816], Brazil | K000836447 | Yes | |||
Krukoff, B.A. [8947], Brazil | K000836457 | Yes | |||
Spruce, R. [998], Brazil | K000424486 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [5551], Brazil | K000836441 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [P10347], Brazil | K000836424 | Yes | |||
Fróes, R.L. [21191], Brazil | K000836423 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [5762], Brazil | K000836443 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [59338], Brazil | K000836444 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [2495], Brazil | K000836455 | Yes | |||
Fróes, R.L. [11720], Brazil | K000836439 | Yes | |||
Spruce, R. [1017], Brazil | K000424487 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [9558], Brazil | K000836463 | Yes | |||
Spruce, R. [s.n.], Brazil | K000836426 | Yes | |||
Schultes, R.E. [9143], Brazil | K000836453 | Yes | |||
Claussen [s.n.], Brazil | K000836432 | Yes | |||
Walter, B.M.T. [3919], Brazil | K001212157 | Yes | |||
Prance, G.T. [6862], Brazil | K000836442 | Yes | |||
Peru | K000110940 | Yes | |||
Peru | K000110941 | Yes | |||
Peru | K000110942 | Yes | |||
Peru | K000110943 | Yes | |||
Peru | K000110944 | Yes | |||
Peru | K000110945 | Yes | |||
Peru | K000110946 | Yes | |||
Peru | K000110947 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491379 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491380 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491381 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491382 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491383 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491384 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491385 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491386 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491387 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491388 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491389 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491390 | Yes | |||
Colombia | K001491393 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001491394 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001491395 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001491396 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001491397 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001491398 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001491399 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001491400 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001491401 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491402 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491403 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491404 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491405 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491406 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491407 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491408 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491409 | Yes | |||
Area 17 | K001491410 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491411 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491412 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491413 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491414 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491415 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491416 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491417 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491418 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491419 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001491420 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491421 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491422 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491423 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491424 | Yes | |||
Ecuador | K001491425 | Yes | |||
Panama | K001491426 | Yes | |||
Panama | K001491427 | Yes | |||
Panama | K001491428 | Yes | |||
Panama | K001491429 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001493113 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001493114 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001493115 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001493117 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001493118 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001493119 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001493120 | Yes | |||
Peru | K001493121 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001493131 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001493132 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001493133 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001493134 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001493135 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001493136 | Yes | |||
Venezuela | K001493137 | Yes | |||
Pittier, H. [12085], Costa Rica | Genipa codonocalyx | K000424493 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Spruce, R. [3106], Peru | Genipa americana var. caruto | K000006531 | No | ||
Spruce, R. [3106], Peru | Genipa americana var. caruto | K000006532 | No | ||
Peru | Genipa americana var. caruto | K000110937 | Yes | ||
Peru | Genipa americana var. caruto | K000110938 | Yes | ||
Peru | Genipa americana var. caruto | K000110939 | Yes | ||
Colombia | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001491372 | Yes | ||
Colombia | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001491374 | Yes | ||
Colombia | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001491375 | Yes | ||
Colombia | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001491376 | Yes | ||
Colombia | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001491377 | Yes | ||
Colombia | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001491378 | Yes | ||
Peru | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493116 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493122 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493123 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493124 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493125 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493126 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493127 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493128 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493129 | Yes | ||
Venezuela | Genipa americana var. caruto | K001493130 | Yes |
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