Aspidosperma excelsum

Aspidosperma excelsum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Aspidospermateae
Genus: Aspidosperma
Species: Aspidosperma excelsum

Name

Aspidosperma excelsum Benth., 1841

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Macaglia excelsa (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 416 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Aspidosperma nitidum Benth. ex Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 59 (1860).
  • Thyroma nitida (Benth. ex Müll.Arg.) Miers, Apocyn. S. Amer.: 24 (1878).
  • Aspidosperma aquaticum Ducke, Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 4: 59 (1938).
  • Aspidosperma marcgravianum Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 38: 170 (1951).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz), Colombia (Amazonas, Caquet, Choc, Crdoba, Guaina, Meta, Putumayo, Valle, Vaups, Vichada), Peru, N-Brazil (Amapa, Para, Amazonas), NE-Brazil (Maranhao), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso), SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro), Ecuador References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Bentham, G., 1841. Journal of Botany, (Being a Second Series of the Botanical Miscellany), Containing Figures and Descriptions. London 3:245.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Aspidosperma excelsum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Aspidosperma excelsum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aspidosperma excelsum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 14 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Aspidosperma excelsum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Aspidosperma excelsum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aspidosperma excelsum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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