Lecythis pisonis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Lecythis
Species: Lecythis pisonis

Name

Lecythis pisonis Cambess., Fl. Bras. Merid. (quarto ed.) 2: 377. 1829.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Lecythis ollaria Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 222 (1829), nom. illeg.
- Lecythis ollaria Spruce, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 74 (1850), nom. illeg.
- Lecythis amazonum Mart. ex O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 484 (1858).
- Lecythis urnigera Mart. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 483 (1858).
- Couroupita crenulata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 195 (1874).
- Couroupita lentula Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 134 (1874).
- Lecythis densa Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 211 (1874).
- Lecythis pilaris Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 223 (1874).
- Lecythis setifera Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 227 (1874).
- Lecythis sphaeroides Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 212 (1874).
- Lecythis usitata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 208 (1874).
- Lecythis velloziana Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 203 (1874).
- Lecythis paraënsis Huber ex Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 151 (1930).
- Lecythis hoppiana R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219a: 63 (1939).
- Lecythis usitata var. paraensis (Huber ex Ducke) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219a: 63 (1939).
- Lecythis usitata var. tenuifolia R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219a: 65 (1939).
- Lecythis amapaensis Ledoux, Rev. Int. Prod. Trop. Matér. Trop. 36(382-383): 147 (1961).
- Pachylecythis egleri Ledoux, Lecointea 2: 2 (1964).
- Lecythis pisonis subsp. usitata (Miers) S.A.Mori & Prance, Brittonia 33: 80 (1981).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Western South America Peru Regional:Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional:Northern South America Colombia Introduced into: Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Cambessèdes, J. in A.F.C.P.de Saint-Hilaire & al.,1833. Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 377.

Additional references

Baksh-Comeau, Y.S, Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D. (†), Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. 2016. An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250(1): 1–431. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.250.1.1 . Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lecythis pisonis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 01. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Lecythis pisonis. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Lecythis pisonis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 July 2022. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lecythis pisonis. Published online. Accessed: July 01 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Cream nut
español: carguero, olleto
português: sapucaia, sapucaieira, cumbuca-de-macaco, quatetê