Verbenaceae
Tamonea

Tamonea spicata Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 660 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & SE. Mexico to NE. Brazil. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil Northeast, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2005). Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 9: 1-608. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • O'Leary, N., Peralta, P. & Múlgura, M.E. (2008). A taxonomic revision of the genus Tamonea (Verbenaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 357-371.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.

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

  • O'Leary, N., Peralta, P. & Múlgura, M.E. (2008). A taxonomic revision of the genus Tamonea (Verbenaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 357-371.
  • 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/
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2004 Souza, V.C.; Souza, J.P. [26590] Brazil K000944192 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Santos, T.R.; Atkins, S.; Stannard, B.; Guedes, M.L.; Saar, E.; Passos, L. [PCD5735] Brazil K000014379 No
Jan 1, 1995 Sant' Ana, S., C.; Carvalho, A., M.; Jardim, J., G.; Delabie, J.; Argolo, J.; Fonseca, M. [386] Brazil K000017217 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Brito, H., S.; Ravenna, P. [275] Brazil K000017213 No
Jan 1, 1992 Euponino, A.; da Vinha, S., G. [503] Brazil K000017206 No
Jan 1, 1991 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Mayo, A., K. [27707] Brazil K000017211 No
Jan 1, 1990 Carvalho, A.M.; da Vinha, S., G.; Brito, E., S. [1288] Brazil K000017207 No
Jan 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S., M.; Storr, R., M.; Santos, T., S.; Pinheiro, R., S. [18491] Brazil K000017209 No
Jan 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17560] Brazil K000017214 No
Jan 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17560] Brazil K000017215 No
Queiroz, L.P.; Crepaldi, I. [1510] Brazil K000017208 No
Sellow [0] Brazil K000017198 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17497] Brazil K000017212 No
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; de Carvalho, A., M.; Soares Nunes, J., M.; Hage, J., L.; Brito, H., S. [22138] Brazil K000017216 Yes
Gardner [899] Brazil K000017204 Yes
Agra, M.F.; Gois, G.; Silva, M., G. [1442] Brazil K000017210 No
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000945332 Yes
Sellow [0] Brazil K000017199 Yes
Salzmann [0] Brazil K000017205 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

  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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