Myrtaceae
Myrcia

Myrcia inaequiloba (DC.) Lemée

First published in Fl. Guyane Franç. 3: 150 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, 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.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lucas, E. & al. (2016). A conspectus of Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 101: 648-698.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Holst, B.K. (2008). Personal communication on Myratceae 8 SEL.
  • Lucas, E. & al. (2016). A conspectus of Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 101: 648-698.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

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.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Lucas, E.J.; Acevedo, P.; Crozier, F.; Mori, S.; Perez, A.; Poncy, O. [105] French Guiana K000331651 Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Benjamin, P.; Singh, D.; Wilkie, C.; Hinchliff, E. [4527] Guyana K001265317 Yes
Apr 1, 2012 Milliken, W.; Frisby, S.; Forte, A.F. & Lindolfo, L.F. [4278] Brazil K000277433 Yes
Aug 1, 2011 Lucas, E.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Milliken, W.; Silva, D.R.; Soares, C.R.A.; Forte, A.F. & Piva, J.H. [1133] Brazil K000277345 Yes
Mar 1, 2011 Lucas, E.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Milliken, W.; Silva, D.R.; Soares, C.R.A.; Forte, A.F. & Piva, J.H. [1131] Brazil K000277430 Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Araújo, A.C.; Zappi, D.C.; Encarnação, E.; Marinho, T. & Milliken, W. [INPA00235982 1876] Brazil K000277426 No
Jan 1, 2011 Araújo, A.C.; Zappi, D.C.; Encarnação, E.; Marinho, T. & Milliken, W. [INPA00235979 1873] Brazil K000277425 No
Aug 1, 2008 dos Reis Cordeiro, M. [2258] Brazil K000277215 Yes
Aug 1, 2008 dos Reis Cordeiro, M. [2258] Brazil K000277199 Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Hoffman, B.; Gopaul, D. [364] Guyana K000752028 No
Jan 1, 2007 Molino, J.-F. [2163] French Guiana K000277045 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Rodriguez, L.; Hokche, O. [1204] Venezuela K000812862 No
Jan 1, 1997 Liesner, R. [23480] Venezuela K000812863 No
Jan 1, 1987 Holst, B.K.; Liesner, R.L. [3038] Venezuela K000812864 No
Jan 1, 1987 Stergios, B.; Taphorn, D.; Nico, L. [7205] Venezuela K000812865 No
Bhikhi, C.R. [944] Suriname K000752145 No
Bhikhi, C.R. [927] Suriname K000752144 No
Barrier, S. [654] Peru K000752117 No
Bhikhi, C.R. [947] Suriname K000752142 No
Forest Department of British Guiana [2813] Guyana K000567376 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Kawasaki, M.L. [309] Brazil Myrcia lucida K000343743 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Kawasaki, M.L. [159] Brazil Myrcia lucida K000343744 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Silva, N.T.; Brazao, U. [60690] Brazil Myrcia lucida K000343742 Yes
Spruce, R. [3502] Brazil Myrcia lucida K000343745 Lectotype Yes
Llewellyn Williams. [12983] Venezuela Myrcia lucida K000330183 Yes
Llewellyn Williams. [12983] Venezuela Myrcia lucida K000330181 Yes
Llewellyn Williams. [13492] Venezuela Myrcia lucida K000330182 Yes
Spruce, R. [3502] Venezuela Myrcia laevis K000330180 Isotype Yes
Spruce, R. [3502] Venezuela Myrcia laevis K000330179 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Lemos Fróes, R., de [21103] Brazil Myrcia lucida var. attenuata K000343746 Type 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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