Macropsychanthus megacarpus (Rolfe) L.P.Queiroz & Snak

First published in PhytoKeys 164: 100 (2020)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

French Guiana

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • 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/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Steward, W.C.; Pinheiro, W.S. [11422] Brazil Dioclea densiflora K000921884 Yes
Sep 1, 1995 Vicentini, A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L. [582] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930043 Yes
Sep 1, 1995 Nascimento, J.R.; Silva, C.F.; Pereira, E.C. [699] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930042 Yes
Aug 1, 1991 Hart, J.H. [6406] Trinidad and Tobago Dioclea megacarpa K000502845 Isolectotype Yes
Aug 1, 1991 Hart, J.H. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Dioclea megacarpa K000502846 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Sperling, C.R.; Silva, M.G.; Condon, M.; Rosário, C.S.; Lima, R.P.; Santos, J.C. [6101] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930046 Yes
Sep 8, 1977 Bojer [s.n.] Mauritius Dioclea megacarpa K000263360 Syntype Yes
Aug 20, 1971 Gardner, G. [2117] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000206506 Type Yes
Aug 20, 1971 Gardner, G. [2117] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000206505 Type Yes
Aug 20, 1971 Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930048 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [8644] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000502902 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sothers, C.A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Silva, C.F.; Pereira, E.C. [752] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930040 Yes
Burchell [1088] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930047 Yes
Sothers, C.A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Silva, C.F.; Pereira, E.C. [752] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930041 Yes
Burchell [9119] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930415 Yes
Ducke, A. [1828] Brazil Dioclea megacarpa K000930044 Yes
Divers, W.H. [9] Dioclea megacarpa K000930045 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
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    • '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.
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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