- Family: Lecythidaceae A.Rich.
Lecythis Loefl.
This genus is accepted, and its native range is Central & S. Tropical America.
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Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Introduced into:
El Salvador, Honduras, Trinidad-Tobago
Accepted Species
- Lecythis alutacea (A.C.Sm.) S.A.Mori
- Lecythis ampla Miers
- Lecythis barnebyi S.A.Mori
- Lecythis brancoensis (R.Knuth) S.A.Mori
- Lecythis chartacea O.Berg
- Lecythis confertiflora (A.C.Sm.) S.A.Mori
- Lecythis corrugata Poit.
- Lecythis gracieana S.A.Mori
- Lecythis holcogyne (Sandwith) S.A.Mori
- Lecythis ibiriba (Miers) N.P.Sm., S.A.Mori & Popovkin
- Lecythis idatimon Aubl.
- Lecythis lanceolata Poir.
- Lecythis lurida (Miers) S.A.Mori
- Lecythis marcgraaviana Miers
- Lecythis mesophylla S.A.Mori
- Lecythis minor Jacq.
- Lecythis oldemanii Roosmalen
- Lecythis ollaria Loefl.
- Lecythis parvifructa S.A.Mori
- Lecythis persistens Sagot
- Lecythis pisonis Cambess.
- Lecythis pneumatophora S.A.Mori
- Lecythis poiteaui O.Berg
- Lecythis prancei S.A.Mori
- Lecythis retusa Spruce ex O.Berg
- Lecythis schomburgkii O.Berg
- Lecythis schwackei (R.Knuth) S.A.Mori
- Lecythis serrata S.A.Mori
- Lecythis tuyrana Pittier
- Lecythis zabucajo Aubl.
Synonyms
Other Data
Lecythis Loefl. appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (1 records)
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington, R.T. [319], Guyana | 59200.000 |
Bibliography
First published in Iter Hispan.: 189 (1758)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0