Chrysobalanaceae
Couepia
Couepia guianensis

Couepia guianensis subsp. glandulosa (Miq.) Prance

First published in Brittonia 33: 350 (1981)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Prance, G.T. & Sothers, C.A. (2003). Chrysobalanaceae 1 & 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 9, 10: 1-319, 1-268. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1980 Hostmann [859] Suriname K000220928 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1980 Hostmann [1119] Suriname K000220929 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1362] Brazil K000220933 Isotype Yes
Spruce, R. [3681] Brazil K000220930 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [3681] Brazil K000220931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hostmann [859] Suriname K000220927 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [174] Brazil K000220932 Type Yes
Delgado, L. [867] Venezuela K004343388 Yes
Marin, E. [1379] Venezuela K004343386 Yes
Delgado, L. [868] Venezuela K004343387 Yes
Grández, C. [604] Peru K004343391 Yes

Sources

  • 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