Plectrocarpa arborea (Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng
First published in Global Fl. 4: 92 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Venezuela. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and for fuel.
Descriptions
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- bola, guayacán, guayacán blanco, guayacán carrapo, guayacán de bola, guayacán de piedra, guayacán polvillo
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Caribbean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–1050 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Santander, Sucre, Valle del Cauca.
- Habit
- Tree.
- Vernacular
- Guayacán, Guayacán chaparro, Guayacán de bola, Guayacán polvillo, Paraa, Polo
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
- Distribution
- Nativa y cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 1050 m.; Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Árbol
- Conservation
- En Peligro
Uses
- Use Animal Food
- Used as animal food.
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
- ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
- 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
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0