Bredemeyera divaricata

Bredemeyera divaricata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Bredemeyera
Species: Bredemeyera divaricata

Name

Bredemeyera divaricata (DC.) J.F.B.Pastore, Phytotaxa 175: 59 (2014)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Badiera divaricata DC. in Prodr. 1: 335 (1824)
• Heterotypic
  • Bredemeyera altissima (Poepp.) A.W.Benn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(3): 50 (1874)
  • Bredemeyera altissima var. amazonica Chodat ex J.F.Macbr. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(3): 908 (1950)
  • Bredemeyera altissima var. emarginata A.W.Benn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(3): 50 (1874)
  • Bredemeyera altissima var. mollis (Triana & Planch.) A.W.Benn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(3): 50 (1874)
  • Bredemeyera isabelliana Barb.Rodr. in Vellosia, ed. 2, 1: 5 (1891)
  • Bredemeyera lucida (Benth.) Klotzsch ex Hassk. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 189 (1864)
  • Bredemeyera mansonii Klotzsch in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 117 (1861)
  • Bredemeyera mollis (Triana & Planch.) Dugand in Caldasia 3: 37 (1944)
  • Catocoma altissima Poepp. in E.F.Poeppig & S.L.Endlicher, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 3: 65 (1845)
  • Catocoma emarginata Spruce ex A.W.Benn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(3): 50 (1874)
  • Catocoma lucida Benth. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 101 (1841)
  • Catocoma mansonii Klotzsch ex A.W.Benn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(3): 51 (1874)
  • Catocoma mollis Triana & Planch. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 17: 133 (1862)
  • Comesperma lucidum (Benth.) Baill. in Hist. Pl. 5: 82 (1873)
  • Comesperma mansonii Lhotsky ex Klotzsch in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 117 (1861)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regionalː Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regionalː Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regionalː Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central Regionalː Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regionalː Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles Continental: Northern America Regionalː Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pastore, J.F.B. 2014. Bredemeyera divaricata, a new combination for the well-known Amazonian species of Polygalaceae. Phytotaxa 175(1): 59–60. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.175.1.8 Reference page. ː 59

Additional references

• 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. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 
• 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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bredemeyera divaricata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Bredemeyera divaricata. Published online. Accessed: April 01 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• português: raiz-de-cobra, angelim-bravo

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