Fabaceae
Helicotropis

Helicotropis linearis (Kunth) A.Delgado

First published in Amer. J. Bot. 98: 1709 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Mexico to S. Tropical America, Trinidad. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has social uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., 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: 1-431.
  • 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.
  • Goodwin, Z.A. & al. (2013). A checklist of the vascular plants of the lowland savannas of Belize, Central America. Phytotaxa 101: 1-119.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Ortiz, F. (1989). Botánica médica guahibo. plantas medicinales, mágicas y psicotrópicas utilizadas por los sikuani y cuiba (llanos orientales de colombia). Caldasia 16 (76): 14-22

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2012 Eiten, G. [1573] Brazil K000931334 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [3895] Brazil K000931333 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; Castro, R. [11278] Brazil K000931329 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Prance, G.T.; Lleras, E.; Coelho, D.F. [19193] Brazil K000931338 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [366] Brazil K000931331 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Regnell, A.F. [I.78] Brazil K000931337 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Weir, J. [s.n.] Brazil K000931339 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [16015] Brazil K000931328 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [10152] Brazil K000931330 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3482] Brazil K000931332 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Ule, E. [8174] Brazil K000931336 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Pereira, E.; Pabst, G. [8721] Brazil K000931335 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365282 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365267 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bolivia K001365316 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365281 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K001365293 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K001365306 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K001365294 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Paraguay K001365295 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365278 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001365299 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365275 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K001365307 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365266 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001365274 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Paraguay K001365297 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K001365308 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001365303 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365289 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365279 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365280 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365290 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bolivia K001365313 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365292 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365265 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K001365310 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365263 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001365271 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Paraguay K001365296 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365287 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001365300 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bolivia K001365314 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001365273 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365264 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001365272 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001365305 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365285 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365286 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365288 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365270 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365277 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365284 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365269 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001365298 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K001365311 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bolivia K001365312 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365262 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belize K001365268 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bolivia K001365315 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001365291 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001365304 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K001365309 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001365302 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001365301 Yes
Heyde; Lux [6135] Guatemala Phaseolus stenolobus K000082500 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [5823] Brazil Phaseolus linearis var. latifolius K000264764 Type Yes
Requell? [s.n.] Phaseolus linearis var. latifolius K000117544 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [4498] Peru Phaseolus linearis K000201001 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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0