Fabaceae
Taralea

Taralea oppositifolia Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane: 745 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

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

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

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.
  • 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
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Lima, H. C. de (1988). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3) :1145-1147. new sp. Hymenolobium
  • Lima, H. C. de (1989). A Checklist of the Dipterygeae species. Manuscript doc.
  • Terrell, E. E. (1977). Checklist of Names for 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 505

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1988 Daly, D.C.; Maas, P.J.M.; Ramos, J. [5611] Brazil K000892156 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Cid Ferreira, C.A. [6740] Brazil K000892155 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Sobel, G.L.; Strudwick, J.; Anderson, A.B.; Silva, M.G.; Baia, R.P.; Rosario, C. [4806] Brazil K000892154 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Balée, W.L. [1036] Brazil K000892157 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [51258] Brazil K000892143 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Krukoff, B.A. [6410] Brazil K000892147 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Spruce, R. [2622] Brazil K000535177 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Spruce, R. [2622] Brazil K000892152 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Spruce, R. [232] Brazil K000535178 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Maguire, B.; Pires, J.M.; Maguire, C.K.; Silva, N.T. [56017] Brazil K000892144 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58777] Brazil K000892145 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Krukoff, B.A. [6379] Brazil K000892142 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Riedel [633] Brazil K000892153 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Krukoff, B.A. [5866] Brazil K000892149 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Silva, N.T. [1626] Brazil K000892138 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Mexia, Y.E.J. [5959] Brazil K000892148 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Martius [s.n.] Brazil K000892150 Yes
Ferreira, G.C. [551] Brazil K003781379 Yes
Ducke, A. [7952] Brazil K000892140 Yes
Spruce [232] K000892151 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Fernandes, A.; Rosa, M.; Souza, R. [30474] Brazil K003781378 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J. [3194] Brazil K003781369 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Silva, N.T. [1609] Brazil K000892139 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J. [3663] Brazil K003781364 Yes
da Silva, A.S.L.; Rosario, C.S.; Gomes, A.O. [3084] Brazil K003781376 Yes
Rosa, N.A.; Maria, J. [5087] Brazil K003781377 Yes
Costa, M.A.S.; Hopkins, M.J.G.; Assunçao, P.A.C.L.; Pereira, E.; da Silva, C.F. [750] Brazil K003781372 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Pires, J.M. [8988] Brazil K000892141 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [8159] Brazil K003781374 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Stevenson, D.W. [5554] Brazil K003781365 Yes
Sothers, C.A.; Vicentini, A.; Pereira, E.; da Silva, C.F. [297] Brazil K003781373 Yes
Farney, C.; Stevenson, D.; R. P. de Lima; Ramos, J.; Gonçalves, C. [1797] Brazil K003781366 Yes
Rodrigues, W.A. [10874] Brazil K003781371 Yes
Kuhlmann, M.; Jimbo, S. [50] Brazil K000892146 Yes
Rosa, N.A.; Raimundo, R.; Junior, N. [4569] Brazil K003781368 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J. [3194] Brazil K003781370 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [9833] Brazil K003781380 Yes
Lopes, M.; Webber, A.; Martins, S.; Carvalho, V.; Moraes, R. [108] Brazil K003781367 Yes
Neves, D.M.; Silva, A.S.L.; Carvalho, C.; Barbosa, C.V.O.; Teixeira, L.A. [1988] Brazil K003781375 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Santos, J.L.; Oliveira, J.G. [8107] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892122 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Santos, J.L.; Oliveira, J.G. [8276] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892123 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Santos, J.L.; Oliveira, J.G. [8213] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892124 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Santos, J.L.; Oliveira, J.G. [7977] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892125 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Ule, E. [8860] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892134 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Spruce, R. [1799] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892130 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Ducke, A. [23836] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892129 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Spruce [1799] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892131 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 s.coll. [798] Taralea nudipes K000535174 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Spruce, R. [3692] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892132 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Amaral, I.L.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Guedes, J.; Lima, J. [143] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892136 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Fróes, R.L.; Addison, G. [29151] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892121 Yes
Ducke, A. [1278] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892133 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A.; Fife, A.J.; McFarland, K.; Mota, C.D.A.; Santos, J.L.; Gomes, S.P.; Nelson, B.W. [1243] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892126 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A.; Fife, A.J.; McFarland, K.; Mota, C.D.A.; Santos, J.L.; Gomes, S.P.; Nelson, B.W. [1132] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892127 Yes
Ducke, A. [916] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892128 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [14900] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892137 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [16058] Brazil Taralea nudipes K000892135 Yes

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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    • 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/
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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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

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

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