Violaceae
Amphirrhox

Amphirrhox longifolia (A.St.-Hil.) Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 51 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

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

  • 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.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.

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.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; et al. [1272] Guyana K000370730 Yes
Jan 31, 1996 Martius [1219] Brazil K000370110 Type Yes
Jan 31, 1996 Ule, E. [5019] Brazil K000370111 Type Yes
Milward, M. [3] Brazil K001215500 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5229] Brazil K001215508 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1527] Brazil K001215516 Yes
Mosén, H.G. [2775] Brazil K001215484 Yes
Groppo, M. [1674] Brazil K001906046 Yes
Spruce, R. [2353] Brazil K001215491 Yes
Gardner [8] Brazil K001215472 Yes
Campos, M.T. [55] Brazil K001215507 Yes
Burchell [9677] Brazil K001215512 Yes
Kallunki, J.A. [358] Brazil K001215464 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5527] Brazil K001215513 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [6084] Brazil K001215488 Yes
Martinelli, G. [10128] Brazil K001215486 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001215490 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6623] Brazil K001215515 Yes
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [255] Brazil K001215466 Yes
Spruce [1446] Brazil K001215511 Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.S.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [1274] Brazil K000578743 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6804] Brazil K001215492 Yes
Spruce [1446] Brazil K001215510 Yes
Ule, E. [6032] Brazil K001215497 Yes
Silva, L.A.M. [2591] Brazil K001215499 Yes
Scouler, J. [s.n.] Brazil K001215471 Yes
Pessoa, S.V.A. [360] Brazil K001215460 Yes
Burchell [9677] Brazil K001215502 Yes
Campbell, D.C. [P/20829] Brazil K001215482 Yes
Spruce [1446] Brazil K001215509 Yes
Prance, G.T. [8557] Brazil K001215505 Yes
Spruce [1446] Brazil K001215498 Yes
Sonkin, L. [351] Brazil K001215469 Yes
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [255] Brazil K001215465 Yes
Sello [s.n.] Brazil K001215485 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K001215470 Yes
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [245] Brazil K001215478 Yes
Quinet, A. [7] Brazil K001215467 Yes
Gardner [8] Brazil K001215473 Yes
Quinet, A. [1036] Brazil K001215461 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [2145] Brazil K001215496 Yes
Boom, B. [8498] Brazil K001215495 Yes
Jangoux, J. [313] Brazil K001215494 Yes
Silva, M. [2450] Brazil K001215468 Yes
Henicka, G.S.; dos Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.; Antunes, R.L.; Piva, J., H. [221] Brazil K000578742 Yes
Miers, J. [3066] Brazil K001215483 Yes
Souza, M.A.D. [147] Brazil K001215479 Yes
Sothers, C.A. [673] Brazil K001215476 Yes
Prance, G.T. [11439] Brazil K001215481 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [2980] Brazil K001215504 Yes
Miralha, J.M.S. [266] Brazil K001215503 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5527] Brazil K001215493 Yes
Martinelli, G. [10110] Brazil K001215487 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [6474] Brazil K001215474 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6864] Brazil K001215514 Yes
Miralha, J.M.S. [278] Brazil K001215477 Yes
Prance, G.T. [11758] Brazil K001215501 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5458] Brazil K001215489 Yes
Vicentini, A. [1114] Brazil K001215475 Yes
Spruce, R. [2353] Brazil K001215480 Yes
Pessoa, S.V.A. [735] Brazil K001215462 Yes
Botelho, P. [1] Brazil K001215463 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [2704] Brazil K001215506 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Miquel [s.n.] Suriname Amphirrhox surinamensis K000370109 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Miguel [1345] Suriname Amphirrhox surinamensis K000370108 Type Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. Guyana Amphirrhox surinamensis K001906925 No
Jan 1, 1994 Maguire, B.; Steyermark, J.A.; Maguire, C.K. [60158] Brazil Amphirrhox latifolia K001266208 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Silva, N.T.; Brazao, U. [60688] Brazil Amphirrhox latifolia K001266207 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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    • '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.
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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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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