Matayba elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Cupanieae
Genus: Matayba
Species: Matayba elegans

Name

Matayba elegans Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 9(4): 629 (1879)

• Type: G.C.W.H. Karsten s.n. (in flower; Holotypus: W 0006257^{(Field Museum, GBIF)}).
• Type locality: Novo-Granata [= Colombia]. Ad flumen Magdalena [= Magdalena River].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North (Acre, Amazonas, Pará). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Radlkofer, L. 1879. Ueber Cupania und damit verwandte Pflanzen. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe der K. b. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 9: 457–678. Google Books. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo R., P. 1992. Matayba elegans. In: Boggan, J., Funk, V., Kelloff, C., Hoff, M., Cremers, G. & Feuillet, C. 1997. Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana), ed. 2. 238 pp. Georgetown: University of Guyana. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Reference page.  [see page 191]
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2012. Sapindaceae. In: Mota de Oliveira, P. (ed.), Flora of the Guianas, Series A: Phanerogams Fascicle 29, pp. 1–204. Richmond: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-480-9 Online. Reference page.  [see this entry]
• Merello, M. 2011. Matayba elegans. In: Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.), Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, Vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Programa Expedición Antioquia 2013. Series Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales. 939 pp. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia, Missouri Botanical Garden y Oficina de Planeación Departamental de la Gobernación de Antioquia. ISBN 978-958-8709-61-1 PDF ResearchGate Tropicos. Reference page.  [see page 869]

Links

• Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, 2019. Matayba elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145666084A145666086.en.
• Coelho, R.L.G. 2024. Matayba elegans. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 4 April 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Matayba elegans. Accessed: 2024 April 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Matayba elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Matayba elegans. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Matayba elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2024.

Vernacular names

português: Breu