Allophylus racemosus Sw.

First published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 62 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

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.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K., Rodríguez Delcid, D. & Olmedo Galán, P. (2016). Nova Silva Cuscatlantica. Parte 3: Angiospermae - Familias R a Z y Gymnospermae. Englera 29(3): 1-356.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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

  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K., Rodríguez Delcid, D. & Olmedo Galán, P. (2016). Nova Silva Cuscatlantica. Parte 3: Angiospermae - Familias R a Z y Gymnospermae. Englera 29(3): 1-356.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 5, 2010 Schmburgk [741] Guyana K000542607 Type Yes
Jul 5, 2010 Schmburgk [741] Guyana K000542606 Type Yes
Jul 5, 2010 Schomburgk [280 (523B)] Guyana K000542608 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Ollerton, J. [136] Guyana K000324835 No
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D. [2387] Brazil K000578983 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. [D585] Brazil K003470326 No
Hoffman, B.; Waldron, N.; Waldron, L. [3745] Guyana K003470313 No
Milliken, W. [M331] Brazil K003470318 No
Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1825] Brazil K000447905 Yes
Nai Noe [155] Thailand K003466386 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4238] Thailand K003466375 Yes
Gillespie, L.J.; Gopaul, D. [2004] Guyana K003470310 No
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K003470329 No
Collins, E.E. [15] Thailand K003466374 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gustafsson, C.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4158] Guyana K003470316 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [7629] Thailand K003466384 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. [D585] Brazil K003470320 No
Jangoux, J.; Anderson, A.B.; Balick, M.J.; Frazão, J.M.F.; Marinho, L.R.; Rosa, N.A. [1742] K003470321 No
Rivera, J. [305] El Salvador K001625626 No
[L. Mun] [3974] Brazil K003470332 No
Milliken, W.; Coelho, L.F.; Lima, J.; Watson, F. [M482] Brazil K003470323 No
Collins, E.E. [1287] Thailand K003466387 Yes
Kasin [368] Thailand K003466377 Yes
Lima, J. [791] Brazil K003470325 No
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Simmons, C.; Jacobs-Brouwer, A.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4431] Guyana K003470315 No
Henkel, T.W.; James, R. [3823] Guyana K003470314 No
Lobo, S.; Sánchez, J.; Alvarado, G.; Vega, G.; Solano, J. Costa Rica K003470186 Yes
Groff, G.W. [s.n.] Thailand K003466373 Yes
Rabil [42] Thailand K003466382 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15367] Thailand K003466383 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3327] Guyana K003470312 No
Galán, P.; Herrera, V.M. El Salvador K003470184 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Gopaul, D. [7723] Guyana K001577075 Yes
Kerr, A. [13329] Thailand K003466388 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1595] Brazil K003470328 No
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [4238] Vietnam K003466389 Yes
Put [1011] Thailand K003466381 Yes
Phengkhlai, C. [1245] Thailand K003466379 Yes
Kerr, A. [13168] Thailand K003466380 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [4378] Vietnam K003466390 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. [D549] Brazil K003470319 No
Bois, D. [510] Indonesia K003466391 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. [D549] Brazil K003470327 No
Put [109] Thailand K003466385 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7813] Thailand K003466378 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H; Gustafsson, C.; James, J. [4016] Guyana K003470317 No
Smith, A.C. [3211] Guyana K003470311 No
Groff, G.W. [s.n.] Thailand K003466371 Yes
Milliken, W. [M66] Brazil K003470322 No
Hayata, B. [s.n.] Vietnam K003466392 Yes
Groff, G.W. [s.n.] Thailand K003466372 Yes
Burchell [2584] Brazil K003470333 No
Galán, P.; Paredes, A. El Salvador K003470185 Yes
Burchell [6577] Brazil K003470331 No
Larsen, K. [10022] Thailand K003466376 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; McPherson, T. [1682] Guyana K003470309 No
Milliken, W.; Damiao, C.; A. de Mota; Latham, S. [M595V] Brazil K003470324 No
Regnell, A.F. [III355] Brazil K003470330 No
Glaziou, A. [14597] Brazil Allophylus sericeus K003470334 No
Claussen [s.n.] Allophylus sericeus K003470336 No
Burchell [6163] Brazil Allophylus sericeus K003470338 No
[de Mur] [4505] Brazil Allophylus sericeus K003470335 No
Claussen, P.; Gardner [4482] Brazil Allophylus sericeus K003470337 No

Sources

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    • 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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    • 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/
  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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
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    • 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
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0