Imbiriba compressa

Imbiriba compressa

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: Imbiriba
Species: Imbiriba compressa

Name

Imbiriba compressa (Vell.) O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick, Harvard Pap. Bot. 29: 170 (2024)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lecythis compressa Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 222 (1829)
• Homotypic
  • Eschweilera compressa (Vell.) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 248 (1874)
• Heterotypic
  • Couratari glabra Cambess. in A.F.C.de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 379 (1833)
  • Eschweilera angustifolia Mart., Flora 20: 89 (1837).
  • Lecythis angustifolia (Mart.) Endl. ex Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 193 (1843).
  • Lecythis glabra (Cambess.) O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 452 (1856).
  • Lecythis angustifolia (Mart.) Endl. ex O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 489 (1858).
  • Lecythopsis glabra (Cambess.) O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 505 (1858).
  • Chytroma incarcerata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 232 (1874).
  • Eschweilera guanabarica Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 251 (1874).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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. Imbiriba compressa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Imbiriba compressa. 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 June 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Imbiriba compressa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 June 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Imbiriba compressa. Published online. Accessed: June 30 2022. Reference page.
• IUCN: Eschweilera compressa (Vellozo) Miers  (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

• português: sapucaípe

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