Chytroma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Chytroma
Species: C. alutacea – C. barnebyi – C. brancoensis – C. chartacea – C. congestiflora – C. gracieana – C. holcogyne – C. ibiriba – C. lurida – C. mesophylla – C. parvifructa – C. poiteaui – C. prancei – C. retusa – C. schomburgkii – C. schwackei – C. serrata – C. simiorum

Name

Chytroma Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 229 (1874) emend. Vargas et al. (2024)

• Type species: Chytroma schomburgkii (O.Berg) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 230. (1874)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cercophora Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 301 (1874), nom. illeg.
  • Holopyxidium Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 152 (1925)
  • Sapucaya R.Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 113, 114 (1935)
  • Strailia T.Durand, Index Gen. Phan.: 129 (1888)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Panama. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. Brazil Brazil Northeast (Alagoas, Bahia, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Piauí, Sergipe), Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio cde Janeiro), Brazil North (Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Roraima, Rondônia). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miers, J. 1874. On the Lecythidaceae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 30(2): 157–318. BHL Reference page.  p. 229 BHL.
• Durand, T. & Bentham, G. † 1888. Index generum phanerogamorum usque ad finem anni 1887 promulgatorum in Benthami et Hookeri "Genera plantarum" fundatus, cum numero specierum synonymis et area geographica. 754 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.26685 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Vargas, O.M., Larson, D.A., Batista, J., Cornejo, X., Luize, B.G., Medellín-Zabala, D., Ribeiro, M., Smith, N.P., Smith, S.A., Vicentini, A. & Dick, C.W. 2024. Reclassification of the Bertholletia Clade of the Brazil Nut Family (Lecythidaceae) Based on a Phylogenetic Analysis of Plastome and Target Sequence Capture Data. Harvard Papers in Botany 29(1): 159–179. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Eschweilera simiorum. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 21 November 2025.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Chytroma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Chytroma. Published online. Accessed: 17 November 2025. Reference page.
• Smith, N.P. 2025. Lecythis. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 21 November 2025.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Chytroma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 November 2025. Reference page.