Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea

Alchornea glandulosa Poepp.

First published in E.F.Poeppig & S.L.Endlicher, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3: 18 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for fuel.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • De S.Secco, R. (2004). Alchorneae (Euphorbiaceae) (Alchornea, Aparisthmium e Conceveiba). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 93: 1-194.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.

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 of Boyacá Project

  • Carvajal, L., Ariza, W., Caro, L., Valero, N. (2014). Especies forestales representativas del Sur Oriente de Boyacá. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Colombia

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
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2015). Listado de especies de Productos No Maderables del caribe colombiano. 366 registros, aportados por: Garcia, H. (Contacto del Recurso), López Camacho, R. (Creador del recurso), Espitia Palencia, L. (Proveedor del metadatos). Versión 2.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_bst-caribe_plantae_2015
  • 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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 3, 2018 Colombia K000648396 No
May 3, 2018 Colombia K000648396 No
May 3, 2018 Colombia K000648396 No
May 3, 2018 Colombia K000648396 No
Jul 6, 2015 Brazil K001206273 No
Jul 6, 2015 Brazil K001206277 No
Jul 6, 2015 Brazil K001206276 No
Jul 6, 2015 Brazil K001206274 No
Jul 6, 2015 Brazil K001206275 No
Jan 25, 2011 Brazil K000716318 No
Oct 7, 2008 Brazil K000600662 No
Oct 7, 2008 Brazil K000600663 No
Sep 30, 2008 Bolivia K000600593 No
Jan 1, 1988 Zarucchi, J.; Brant, A.E.; Castaño, C.J. [5843] Colombia K001500414 Yes
Goudot [1] Colombia K000648396 Type Yes
Silva, F.C. [1810] Brazil K001206276 Yes
Mutis, C. [431] Colombia K001500415 Yes
Soares-Silva, L.H. [202] Brazil K001206274 Yes
Cavalcanti, D.C. [273] Brazil K001206275 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C. [5103] Brazil K001206273 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4584] Brazil K001206277 Yes
Colombia K000047817 Yes
Peru K000111564 Yes
Peru K000111565 Yes
Venezuela K001500411 Yes
Venezuela K001500412 Yes
Venezuela K001500413 Yes
Colombia K001500416 Yes
Colombia K001500417 Yes
Colombia K001500418 Yes
Colombia K001500419 Yes
Ecuador K001500420 Yes
Ecuador K001500421 Yes
Ecuador K001500422 Yes
Ecuador K001500423 Yes
Ecuador K001500424 Yes
Ecuador K001500425 Yes
Ecuador K001500426 Yes
Ecuador K001500427 Yes
Ecuador K001500428 Yes
Ecuador K001500429 Yes
Ecuador K001500430 Yes
Ecuador K001500431 Yes
Ecuador K001500432 Yes
Ecuador K001500433 Yes
Ecuador K001500434 Yes
Ecuador K001500435 Yes
Peru K001500436 Yes
Peru K001500437 Yes
Peru K001500438 Yes
Peru K001500439 Yes
Peru K001500440 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/

  • 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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