Ternstroemia crassifolia Benth.
First published in London J. Bot. 2: 263 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela (Bolívar) to Guyana. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Guyana, Venezuela
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Taonabo crassifolia (Benth.) Szyszył. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6): 189 (1893)
- Ternstroemia crassifolia var. typica Wawra in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(1): 277 (1886), not validly publ.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Mokof crassifolia Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 63 (1891)
- Ternstroemia crassifolia var. suborbicularis Wawra in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(1): 277 (1886)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- 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.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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.
- 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2010 | Schomburgk, R.H. [602], Guyana | K000697492 | holotype | Yes | |
| Schomburgk, R.H. [192 S], Guyana | K000697491 | Yes | |||
| Jan 1, 2010 | Schomburgk, R.H. [708], Guyana | Ternstroemia crassifolia var. suborbicularis | K000697490 | isotype | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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