Solanaceae
Iochroma

Iochroma arborescens (L.) J.M.H.Shaw

First published in Plantsman 17: 200 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a shrub or 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, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bean, A.R. (2013). Emmenosperma pancherianum Baill. (Rhamnaceae) newly recorded for Australia. Austrobaileya 9: 150-152.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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/
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1985 Holm-Nielsen, L.; Jaramillo, J. & Bravo, E. [23142] Ecuador K001485307 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil Acnistus miersii K001073087 Yes
Glaziou [13090] Brazil Acnistus miersii K001073088 Yes
Gardner [5051] Brazil Acnistus miersii K001073085 Yes
Gardner [5054] Brazil Acnistus miersii K001073086 Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [1212] Mexico Acnistus benthamii K000063228 Yes
Glaziou [5961] Brazil Acnistus cauliflorus K001073083 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [11049] Mexico Acnistus pringlei K000063229 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [8509] Mexico Acnistus pringlei K000063230 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou [8877] Brazil Brachistus oblongifolius K001073063 Yes
Goudot [s.n.] Colombia Brachistus oblongifolius K000585924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hartweg, T. [368] Mexico Acnistus macrophyllus K000585927 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 23, 2017 Quinines, M.; Sustache, J.A. [2073] Puerto Rico Acnistus arborescens K:SPC-78516.000 No
Jun 1, 2004 Spruce, R. [4309] Peru Acnistus arborescens K000201787 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Spruce, R. [5530] Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K000201789 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Spruce, R. [4309] Peru Acnistus arborescens K000201788 Yes
Oct 1, 2002 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [7890] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073069 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [7207] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073068 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Morawetz, W.; Gottsberger, G. [22-29875] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073065 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Varvalho, H. [s.n.] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073064 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Holguer, L. S. [5008] Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485300 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Zarucchi, J.L.; Betancur, J. [6517] Colombia Acnistus arborescens K001485296 Yes
Nov 1, 1968 Hatschbach, G. [16924] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073075 Yes
Oct 3, 1966 Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [2631] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073076 Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Matuda, E. [2408] Mexico Acnistus arborescens K000063227 Yes
Glaziou [15307] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073071 Yes
Burchell [904] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073078 Yes
Riley, L.A.M. [99] Trinidad and Tobago Acnistus arborescens K000449494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [5106] Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001870665 No
Sello [s.n.] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073074 Yes
Miers, J. [4545] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073072 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073077 Yes
Sello [s.n.] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073073 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5209] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073066 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4450] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073067 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K:SPC-46049.000 No
Mexia, Y. [5027] Brazil Acnistus arborescens K001073070 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485297 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485298 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485299 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485300 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485301 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485302 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485303 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485304 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485305 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485306 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485307 Yes
Equador Acnistus arborescens K001485308 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485309 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485310 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485311 Yes
Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485312 Yes
Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485313 Yes
Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485314 Yes
Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485315 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485316 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485317 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485318 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485319 Yes
W.T.S.A.: Venezuela, Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485320 Yes
W.T.S.A.: Venezuela, Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485321 Yes
W.T.S.A.: Venezuela, Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485322 Yes
W.T.S.A.: Venezuela, Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485323 Yes
W.T.S.A.: Venezuela, Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485324 Yes
W.T.S.A.: Venezuela, Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485325 Yes
W.T.S.A.: Venezuela, Ecuador Acnistus arborescens K001485326 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485327 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485328 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485329 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485330 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485331 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485332 Yes
Peru Acnistus arborescens K001485333 Yes
Bolivia Acnistus arborescens K001485334 Yes
Bolivia Acnistus arborescens K001485335 Yes
Colombia Acnistus arborescens K001485336 Yes
Colombia Acnistus arborescens K001485337 Yes
Colombia Acnistus arborescens K001485338 Yes
Colombia Acnistus arborescens K001485339 Yes
Colombia Acnistus arborescens K001485340 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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