Fabaceae
Copaifera

Copaifera epunctata Amshoff

First published in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 52: 9 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Colombia to Suriname and Bolivia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela

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

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • de Paula-Souza, J., de Lima, A.G., Silva Costa, J.A. & de Queiroz, L.P. (2022). A step out of the chaos - A nomenclatural revision of New World Copaifera (Fabaceae, Detarieae). Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 467-479. MBG press. [Cited as Copaifera reticulata.]

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Amshoff [6761 (/1069)] Suriname K000118763 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Steyermark, J.A. [86642] Venezuela Copaifera reticulata K001478002 Yes
Dec 14, 1916 Ducke, A. [10940] Brazil Copaifera reticulata K000118779 Type Yes
Ducke, A. [16875] Brazil Copaifera reticulata K000834477 Yes
Ducke, A. [16875] Brazil Copaifera reticulata K000118780 Type Yes
Froes, R. [1926] Brazil Copaifera reticulata K000834479 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil Copaifera reticulata K000834478 Yes
Peru Copaifera reticulata K000047826 Yes
Peru Copaifera reticulata K001475000 Yes
Venezuela Copaifera reticulata K001478001 Yes
Venezuela Copaifera reticulata K001478002 Yes
Peru Copaifera reticulata K001478003 Yes
Peru Copaifera reticulata K001478004 Yes
Peru Copaifera reticulata K001478005 Yes
Peru Copaifera reticulata K001478006 Yes
Peru Copaifera reticulata K001478007 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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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