Platonia insignis

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Clusiaceae
Tribus: Symphonieae
Genus: Platonia
Species: Platonia insignis

Name[edit]

Platonia insignis Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 3(3): 169, t. 289, t. 288, fig. 2 (1832).

Synonyms[edit]

Moronobea esculenta Arruda, Trav. Brazil 490 (1816), nom. inval.
Platonia esculenta (Arruda) Rickett & Stafleu, Taxon 8: 313 (1959), nom. inval.
Aristoclesia esculenta Stuntz, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 248: 58 (1912).
Symphonia esculenta Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 654, partim (1841).
Moronobea grandiflora Choisy, Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris i. (1823) 230.
Platonia grandiflora (Choisy) Planch. & Triana, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 14: 299 (1860).
Symphonia grandiflora (Choisy) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 334 (1826).
Moronobea montana Schltdl., Linnaea 8(2): 189 (1833).
Symphonia moronobea Raeusch., Nomencl. Bot. [Raeusch.] ed. 3, 191 (1797).

Note: Synonymy not supported by references see Platonia esculenta Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3: (2) 1431 (1841); fide Merrill in Journ. Arn. Arb. 32: 283. (1950) (IPNI & Govaerts et al., 2020)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Colombia (Guaina, Vaups) Brazil N-Brazil (Para), NE-Brazil (Maranhao) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Martius, C.F.P. de 1829–1832. Nova genera et species plantarum quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII–MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi suscepto collegit et descripsit Dr. C. F. P. de Martius ..., vol. 3. Pp. 1–198, tt. 201–300. Typis C. Wolf, Monachii [Munich]. BHL plates Reference page. : 169, t. 289, t. 288, fig. 2

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Platonia insignis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sept. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Platonia insignis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 16 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Platonia insignis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2020.

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