Apocynaceae
Forsteronia

Forsteronia guyanensis Müll.Arg.

First published in Linnaea 30: 414 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. South America to N. Brazil. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Plotkin, M.; Hoffman, B.; Van Troon, F. [1207] Suriname K001636961 No
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Hawker, Y. [1065] Guyana K001577030 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21471] Brazil K000996238 Yes
Ducke, A. [1889] Brazil K000996237 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58756] Brazil K000996236 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8465] Brazil K000996239 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8092] Brazil K000996240 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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 2026. 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 2026. 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