Violaceae
Calyptrion

Calyptrion arboreum (L.) Paula-Souza

First published in Taxon 63: 1336 (2014)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic 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

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2003 Schomburgk, R.H. [214] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K000370282 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [3203] Venezuela Corynostylis arborea K000975606 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 2003 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K000975607 Type Yes
Jul 1, 2003 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K000975608 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; et al. [3118] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K000370741 Yes
Spruce, R. [1443] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215242 Yes
Strudwick, J.J. [4403] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215231 Yes
Maguire, B. [23845] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810119 Yes
Gleason, H.A. [413] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810106 Yes
Gleason, H.A. [413] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810107 Yes
Altson [414] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810108 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [214] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K000370058 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [1443] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215239 Yes
Samuels, J.A. [155] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810120 Yes
Maguire, B. [24892] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810117 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [47549] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215232 Yes
Peru Corynostylis arborea K:SPC-44459.000 No
Milliken, W. [764] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215234 Yes
Hostmann [139] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810122 Yes
[Splreg] [s.n.] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810123 Yes
Clarke, D.; Williams, R.; Perry, C. [7860] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810101 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215240 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [2570] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215236 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [214] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K000370057 Type Yes
Heyde, N.M.; Lindeman, J.C. [297] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810115 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Jacobs, R.; Capellaro, C. [1229] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810113 Yes
Altson [414] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810110 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M.; Williams, R.; James, R. [4871] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810103 Yes
Milliken, W. [175] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215235 Yes
de Granville, J.-J.; Acevedo, P.; Boyer, A.; Hollenberg, L. [11874] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810124 Yes
Hugh-Jones, D.Ll. [35] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810118 Yes
Altson [414] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810109 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M.; Williams, R.; James, R. [4792] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810102 Yes
Sperling, C.R. [6315] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215230 Yes
s.coll. [G19] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810105 Yes
Daly, D.C. [5407] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215237 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Sipman, H.J.M.; James, V. [3199] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810112 Yes
Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Brandbyge, J.; de Granville, J.-J.; Poncy, O.; Sipman, H.J.M.; van den Wollenberg, L.J.W. [296] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810114 Yes
Ferreira, L.V. [165] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215238 Yes
Mexia, Y. [6015] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215233 Yes
s.coll. [CAP123] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810104 Yes
Spruce, R. [1752/2] Brazil Corynostylis arborea K001215241 Yes
Appun, C. [s.n.] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K000370105 Type Yes
Hostmann (Dr.) [139] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810121 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [2025] Suriname Corynostylis arborea K004810116 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Simmons, C.; Jacobs-Brouwer, A.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4646] Guyana Corynostylis arborea K004810111 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/

  • 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