Fabaceae
Deguelia

Deguelia amazonica Killip

First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 24: 48 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Camargo, R.A. & Goulart de Azevedo Tozzi, A.M. (2014). A synopsis of the genus Deguelia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae) in Brazil. Brittonia 66: 12-32. New York 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Lonchocarpus negrensis.]

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:

  • Camargo, R.A. & Goulart de Azevedo Tozzi, A.M. (2014). A synopsis of the genus Deguelia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae) in Brazil. Brittonia 66: 12-32. New York Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 3, 2009 Spruce [2347] Brazil K000921231 Yes
Apr 1, 2009 Calderon, C.E.; Monteiro, O.P.; Guedes, J. [2945] Brazil K000921250 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [51554] Brazil K000921234 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Fróes, R.L. [21105] Brazil K000921236 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Krukoff, B.A. [7853] Brazil K000921245 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [48111] Brazil K000921248 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [15043] Brazil K000921251 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [50832] Brazil K000921237 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Fróes, R.L. [21201] Brazil K000921240 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Ducke, A. [979] Brazil K000921239 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Krukoff, B.A. [7959] Brazil K000921243 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Spruce, R. [2537] Brazil K000921230 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Fróes, R.L. [21105] Brazil K000921238 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Spruce [2347] Brazil K000921233 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Spruce, R. [2349] Brazil K000921235 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Krukoff, B.A. [7691] Brazil K000921244 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Yesilyurt, J.; Marques, E.; Viana, A.; Piva, J.H. [218] Brazil K000579514 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [2270] Brazil K000579590 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Gallo, A.; Soares, C.R.A.; Pedroga, J.A.; Della Colleta, R.F.L. [97] Brazil K000579592 Yes
Jun 6, 2008 Ratter, J.A.; Milliken, W.; Ramos, J.; Lima, J.; Miller, R. [6329] Brazil K000921253 Yes
Apr 1, 2004 Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [1674] Brazil K000921249 Yes
Mar 1, 2004 Ducke [531] Brazil K000921241 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Balée, W.L.; Ribeiro, B.G. [s.n.] Brazil K000921252 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6086] Brazil K000921242 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2326] Brazil K000921247 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Smith, A.C. [30044] Brazil K000921246 Yes
Mansano, V.F.; Torke, B.M.; Falcao, M.J. [1075] Brazil K003832498 Yes
Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [2270] Brazil K003832497 Yes
Ratter; et al. [6329] Brazil Lonchocarpus negrensis K:SPC-53242.000 No

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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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