Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana

Tabernaemontana heterophylla Vahl

First published in Eclog. Amer. 2: 22 (1798)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, 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:

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Morales, J.F. (2005). Estudios en las Apocynaceae Neotropicales XIX: La familia Apocynaceae s.str. (Apocynoideae, Rauvolfioideae) de Costa Rica. Darwiniana 43: 90-191.

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

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
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [1372] Brazil K000578977 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A. [2096] Brazil K000447885 No
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1191] Brazil K000447721 No
Jan 1, 1991 Frame, D.; Goos, R.; Guedes, J.; Santos, J.L.; Taylor, W.C. [207B] Brazil K000996101 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Eggers, H. [15110] Ecuador K000587836 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Krukoff, B.A. [6417] Brazil K000996089 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Steyermark, J.A. [87631] Venezuela K001489249 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Weir [76] Colombia K000587835 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Krukoff, B.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000996094 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Forest Dept. [6485] Guyana K000996096 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Hilchcock, A.S. [17138] Guyana K000996098 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Hostmann, W.R. [9] Suriname K000587775 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Hostmann [9] Suriname K000587777 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Harris, S.A. [TP 469] Guyana K000996095 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Krukoff, B.A. [7848] Brazil K000996092 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Hostmann [9] Suriname K000587776 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [10027] Brazil K000996102 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Spruce [2106] Brazil K000996084 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Krukoff, B.A. [1643] Brazil K000996093 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Krukoff, B.A. [5348] Brazil K000996088 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Krukoff, B.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000996091 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Krukoff, B.A. [5949] Brazil K000996090 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 s.coll. [6485] Guyana K000996097 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Ferreira, C.A.C.; et al. [8025] Brazil K000996100 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Hill, S.R.; Ferreira, C.A.C.; Oliveira, J.G.; Santos, J.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Todzia, C.A.; Zarucchi, J.L. [12854] Brazil K000996103 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Plowman, T. [3218] Colombia K001489244 Yes
Spruce, R. [2106] Brazil K000996085 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; López, F. [9195] Brazil K000996087 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [513] Brazil K000996086 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [1180] Guyana K000996099 Yes
Peru K001489241 Yes
Peru K001489242 Yes
Colombia K001489243 Yes
Colombia K001489245 Yes
Colombia K001489246 Yes
Colombia K001489247 Yes
Colombia K001489248 Yes
Venezuela K001489249 Yes
Venezuela K001489250 Yes
Venezuela K001489251 Yes
Venezuela K001489252 Yes
Venezuela K001489253 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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

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