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Heliocarpus americanus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID64401ffb38039929666623
Scientific name Heliocarpus americanus
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 448 (1753)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Heliocarpus americanus var. popayanensis (Kunth) K.Schum. Fl. Bras. 12(3): 142 (1886)
Heliocarpus australis E.Watson Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 124 (1923)
Heliocarpus costaricensis Sprague Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 349 (1923)
Heliocarpus cuspidatus Lundell Phytologia 2: 2 (1941)
Heliocarpus diclinus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 18-19: 117 (1914)
Heliocarpus floribundus Lundell Phytologia 2: 2 (1941)
Heliocarpus gentlei Lundell Phytologia 2: 3 (1941)
Heliocarpus horridus Lundell Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 66: 597 (1939)
Heliocarpus oblongifolius Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(I): 573 (1863)
Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 341 (1823)
Heliocarpus subtrilobus Sprague J. Bot. 61: 257 (1923)
Heliocarpus tomentosus Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 225 (1858)
Heliocarpus trichopodus Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 226 (1858)
Heliocarpus viridis E.Watson Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 120 (1923)
Heliocarpus stipulatus Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 18-19: 121 (1914)
Heliocarpus boliviensis Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 18-19: 118 (1914)
Heliocarpus popayanensis var. grandifolius Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 18-19: 116 (1914)
Heliocarpus popayanensis var. trichopoda (Turcz.) Baker f. J. Bot. 36: 132 (1898)
Heliocarpus rosei Hochr. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 18-19: 119 (1914)
Heliocarpus rudis E.Watson Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 126 (1923)
Heliocarpus nelsonii Rose Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 5: 128 (1897)
Heliocarpus americanus subsp. popayanensis (Kunth) Meijer
Heliocarpus popayanensis var. purdiei Baker f. J. Bot. 36: 132. 1898
Heliocarpus americanus var. typicus K.Schum.
Heliocarpus americanus var. schumannii Baker f. J. Bot. 36: 131. 1898
Heliocarpus popayanensis var. schumannii Baker f.

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Language Common/alternative name
Spanish majaguillo
Portuguese jangada brava

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
    • Caribbean
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Paraguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000718186
Tropicos 32200255
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834663-1
The Plant List kew-2843334
Open Tree Of Life 608397
NCBI Taxonomy 82410
IUCN Red List 61785788
IPNI 834663-1
iNaturalist 157553
GBIF 4259460
Freebase /m/043mdjy
EPPO HJCAM
EOL 487497
USDA GRIN 18815
Wikipedia Heliocarpus_americanus

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
The Potential of Plants to Absorb Xenobiotics Capozzi F, Spagnuolo V Plants (Basel) 22-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11013401
doi:10.3390/plants13070922
PMID:38611452
Study of Essential Oil Isolated from Achiote (Bixa orellana) Leaves: Chemical Composition, Enantiomeric Distribution and Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anticholinesterase Activities Valarezo E, Torres-Torres S, Pineda-Guarnizo N, Jaramillo-Fierro X, Cartuche L, Morocho V, Meneses MA Antibiotics (Basel) 05-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10135276
doi:10.3390/antibiotics12040710
PMID:37107072
Dietary preferences and feeding strategies of Colombian highland woolly monkeys Fonseca ML, Ramírez-Pinzón MA, McNeil KN, Guevara M, Gómez-Gutiérrez LM, Harter K, Mongui A, Stevenson PR Sci Rep 23-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9399098
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-17655-5
PMID:35999220
Mercury Phytotoxicity and Tolerance in Three Wild Plants during Germination and Seedling Development Kalinhoff C, Calderón NT Plants (Basel) 05-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9370237
doi:10.3390/plants11152046
PMID:35956524
How does urbanization affect perceptions and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants? Arjona-García C, Blancas J, Beltrán-Rodríguez L, López Binnqüist C, Colín Bahena H, Moreno-Calles AI, Sierra-Huelsz JA, López-Medellín X J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8330055
doi:10.1186/s13002-021-00473-w
PMID:34344391
Leaf trait variation in species-rich tropical Andean forests Homeier J, Seeler T, Pierick K, Leuschner C Sci Rep 11-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8113502
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-89190-8
PMID:33976239
A Phytosociological Study on Andean Rainforests of Peru, and a Comparison with the Surrounding Countries Galán-de-Mera A, Campos-de-la-Cruz J, Linares-Perea E, Montoya-Quino J, Torres-Marquina I, Vicente-Orellana JA Plants (Basel) 26-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7761437
doi:10.3390/plants9121654
PMID:33256180
Elevation and latitude drives structure and tree species composition in Andean forests: Results from a large-scale plot network Malizia A, Blundo C, Carilla J, Osinaga Acosta O, Cuesta F, Duque A, Aguirre N, Aguirre Z, Ataroff M, Baez S, Calderón-Loor M, Cayola L, Cayuela L, Ceballos S, Cedillo H, Farfán Ríos W, Feeley KJ, Fuentes AF, Gámez Álvarez LE, Grau R, Homeier J, Jadan O, Llambi LD, Loza Rivera MI, Macía MJ, Malhi Y, Malizia L, Peralvo M, Pinto E, Tello S, Silman M, Young KR PLoS One 20-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7170706
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0231553
PMID:32311701
Diversity and deadwood-based interaction networks of saproxylic beetles in remnants of riparian cloud forest Ramírez-Hernández A, Martínez-Falcón AP, Micó E, Almendarez S, Reyes-Castillo P, Escobar F PLoS One 12-Apr-2019
PMCID:PMC6461242
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0214920
PMID:30978221
Cultural significance of the flora of a tropical dry forest in the Doche vereda (Villavieja, Huila, Colombia) Rosero-Toro JH, Romero-Duque LP, Santos-Fita D, Ruan-Soto F J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 22-Mar-2018
PMCID:PMC5865281
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0220-0
PMID:29566709
First typology of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) systems in Colombian Amazonia, based on tree species richness, canopy structure and light availability Suárez Salazar JC, Ngo Bieng MA, Melgarejo LM, Di Rienzo JA, Casanoves F PLoS One 05-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5798779
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0191003
PMID:29401499
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Community Composition in Carludovica palmata, Costus scaber and Euterpe precatoria from Weathered Oil Ponds in the Ecuadorian Amazon Garcés-Ruiz M, Senés-Guerrero C, Declerck S, Cranenbrouck S Front Microbiol 07-Nov-2017
PMCID:PMC5674942
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.02134
PMID:29163421
Low Herbivory among Targeted Reforestation Sites in the Andean Highlands of Southern Ecuador Adams MO, Fiedler K PLoS One 10-Mar-2016
PMCID:PMC4786223
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151277
PMID:26963395
Are ecologically important tree species the most useful? A case study from indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon Guèze M, Luz AC, Paneque-Gálvez J, Macía MJ, Orta-Martínez M, Pino J, Reyes-García V Econ Bot 01-Mar-2014
PMCID:PMC4471144
doi:10.1007/s12231-014-9257-8
PMID:26097243
Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with keys to all described species from Mesoamerica Fernández-Triana JL, Whitfield JB, Rodriguez JJ, Smith MA, Janzen DH, Hallwachs WD, Hajibabaei M, Burns JM, Solis MA, Brown J, Cardinal S, Goulet H, Hebert PD Zookeys 24-Feb-2014
PMCID:PMC3950464
doi:10.3897/zookeys.383.6418
PMID:24624021

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