Aspidosperma macrocarpon

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Aspidosperma macrocarpon
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Aspidosperma
Species:
A. macrocarpon
Binomial name
Aspidosperma macrocarpon
Synonyms [1]
  • Aspidosperma macrocarpon var. normaleMüll.Arg.
  • Macaglia macrocarpa(Mart.) Kuntze
  • Aspidosperma gardneriMüll.Arg.
  • Aspidosperma platyphyllumMüll.Arg.
  • Aspidosperma verbascifoliumMüll.Arg.
  • Macaglia gardneri(Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Macaglia platyphylla(Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Macaglia verbascifolia(Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Macaglia lanataKuntze
  • Aspidosperma duckeiHuber 1910
  • Aspidosperma duckeiHuber ex Ducke 1922 not Huber 1910
  • Aspidosperma lanatum(Kuntze) Malme
  • Aspidosperma snethlageiMarkgr.
  • Aspidosperma lecointeiRecord ex Milanez

Aspidosperma macrocarpon is a timber tree native to Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. [1] It is common in Cerrado vegetation. It has a self-supporting growth form with simple, broad leaves. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is useful for beekeeping. [2] [3] [4] Individual plants can grow up to 25 m.

Illustration showing leaves, buds and flowers. Flickr - BioDivLibrary - n35 w1150.jpg
Illustration showing leaves, buds and flowers.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  3. Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  4. Morokawa, R. & al. (2013). Apocynaceae s. str. do Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 64: 179-199.