Chrysobalanaceae

Couepia Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 519 (1775)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Acia Schreb. in Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 2: 458 (1791), nom. superfl.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; André, T.J.C.; Mortati, A.F.; Piva, J.H. [1631] Brazil K000579688 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A.C.; Piva, J.H. [118] Brazil K000579683 No
Jun 1, 2008 Melo, E.; France, F.; Lyra-Lemos, R.; da Silva, B.M. [4163] Brazil K000373034 Yes
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; Henicka, G.S.; Monteiro, M.; Piva, J.H. [1314] Brazil K000579684 No
Nov 1, 2006 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Vieira, I.; Piva, J.H. [424] Brazil K000579682 No
Feb 1, 1963 Krukoff, B.A. [7109] Brazil K000220938 Type Yes
Martius [s.n.] Brazil K000220937 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [16761] Brazil K000220959 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tate, G.H.H. [870] Venezuela K000220994 Type Yes
Pennington, R.T.; de Carvalho, A.M.; de Carvalho, F.A. [218] Brazil K001567542 Yes
Hostmann [795] Suriname K000220977 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hostmann [795] Suriname K000220978 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schott [s.n.] Brazil K000220958 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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