Chytroma chartacea

Chytroma chartacea

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: Chytroma chartacea

Name

Chytroma chartacea (O.Berg) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 231 (1874)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lecythis chartacea O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 450 (1856)
• Homotypic
  • Eschweilera chartacea (O.Berg) Eyma, Polygon. Guttif. Surinam: 70 (1932).
• Heterotypic
  • Lecythis marawynensis O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 489 (1858).
  • Lecythis monosperma Mart. ex O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 485 (1858).
  • Lecythis rorida O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 488 (1858).
  • Lecythis spruceana O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 487 (1858).
  • Lecythis langsdorffii O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 615 (1859).
  • Cercophora anomala Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 302 (1874).
  • Chytroma cistella Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 233 (1874).
  • Chytroma marawynensis (O.Berg) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 245 (1874).
  • Chytroma monosperma (Mart. ex O.Berg) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 239 (1874).
  • Chytroma pilacarpa Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 238 (1874).
  • Chytroma rorida (O.Berg) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 243 (1874).
  • Chytroma spruceana (O.Berg) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 235 (1874).
  • Chytroma urceolata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 237 (1874).
  • Eschweilera rigida Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 249 (1874).
  • Lecythis cupularis Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 224 (1874).
  • Lecythis laevicula Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 224 (1874).
  • Lecythis chartacea var. calyce Sagot, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6, 20: 203 (1885).
  • Eschweilera spruceana (O.Berg) Nied. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 40 (1892).
  • Eschweilera marawynensis (O.Berg) Nied. in A.A.Pulle, Enum. Vasc. Pl. Surinam: 332 (1906).
  • Lecythis rigida (Miers) R.Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 43: 512 (1927).
  • Eschweilera brancoensis R.Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 115 (1935).
  • Eschweilera rorida (O.Berg) A.C.Sm., Phytologia 1: 124 (1935).
  • Chytroma cupularis (Miers) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219a: 85 (1939).
  • Chytroma laevicula (Miers) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219a: 80 (1939).
  • Chytroma langsdorffii (O.Berg) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219a: 87 (1939).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela 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): 231 BHL protologue.

Additional references

• Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela. 859 pp., Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. Reference page. 
• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Chytroma chartacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Chytroma chartacea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Chytroma chartacea. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 17 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Chytroma chartacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 July 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chytroma chartacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• português: jarana-mirim

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