Chytroma schomburgkii

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 schomburgkii

Name

Chytroma schomburgkii (O.Berg) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 230 (1874) as schomburgkiana

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lecythis schomburgkii O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 456 (1856)
• Homotypic
  • Eschweilera schomburgkii (O.Berg) Nied. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 40 (1892)
    

Note: The epithet follows the basionym in spelling, as the Madrid Code is unclear as to which spelling is correct. The male form reflects the gender of the collector M.R. Schomburgk (Art 68(b)), but schomburgkiana is feminine following the Latin gender of the genus (Art 68(d)). There is a contradiction here that the recent Madrid Code does not resolve.

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

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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Chytroma schomburgkii 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Chytroma schomburgkii. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 17 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Chytroma schomburgkii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Nov. 2025. Reference page.