Aegiphila peruviana Turcz.
First published in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(II): 219 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica, W. South America to Brazil. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.
Descriptions
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/188895786/188912903
- Conservation
- LC - least concern
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Amazonia. Elevation range: 100–125 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas.
- Habit
- Shrub, Small tree.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, wetlands (inland).
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 en Colombia; Alt. 100 - 125 m.; Amazonia.
- Morphology General Habit
- Arbusto, arbolito
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Uses
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
Sources
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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
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
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