Melicoccus pedicellaris

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: Melicocceae
Genus: Melicoccus
Species: Melicoccus pedicellaris

Name

Melicoccus pedicellaris (Sagot ex Radlk.) Acev.-Rodr., Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 87: 30 (2003)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Talisia pedicellaris Sagot ex Radlk., Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 8: 342 (1878)
    • Types:
      • Lectotype: P.A. Sagot 1188 (with [male] flowers, [August 1858]; P [designated by Acevedo-Rodríguez 2003: 31]: Isolectotypes: B, BM [​BM000884044^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BR [​BR0000005417018^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], F {V0071843F (683746)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0071844F (939467)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0071845F (871472)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, GOET [​GOET010791 / 761489 / 404890 (Id: 11375; Registration No: 11215)^{(BioCASe, GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}], K {K000035428^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, K000035429^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}}, L [​U 0006556^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], M-0224883 / 700980 / 351570^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [fragm.], MPU [​MPU010928^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], P {P00117093^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P00117094^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P00117095^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P00117096^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P00117097^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P00117098^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}; possible isolectotypes: P02428274^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)} & P02428275^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, S-R-11063^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
      • Syntype: Mélinon s.n. (in fruit, [anno 1864]; B, K [​K000035430^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], M-0224882 / 700979 / 351569^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P [​P02428276^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'LECTOPARATYPE']).
    • Type locality: Guiana gallica [= French Guiana]. [In forests Acarouany.]
• Heterotypic
  • Talisia pulverulenta Radlk., Sitzungber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 8: 342 (1878); not accepted by Acevedo-Rodríguez (2003) [cited as Melicoccus pedicellaris]
    • Type: E. Mélinon s.n. (in fruit, [t. Sagot, anno 1864]; Lectotype: M-0224876 / 700973 / 351563^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [designated by Acevedo-Rodríguez 2003: 31]: Iso(lecto)types: B ['holotype' fide Acevedo-Rodríguez 2003, destroyed; monochrome photocopy: F0BN005681^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}], BM [​BM001042338^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BR [​BR0000005417001^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], E [​E00296710^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], F [​V0071849F (539948)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, dated 1863, without precise locality], G [​G00008245 (72407/1)], NY [​NY00658341^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex P], P {P00117107^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P00117108^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}, P02297266^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}}, US {US00169515 (1185127)^{(CRIA, GBIF, speciesLink)} & US00930883 (1197729)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}; also US00589325 (1185129)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}?}).
      • Note: Radlkofer (1900) cited only M and P specimens.
    • Type locality: Guiana gallica [= French Guiana]. [Maroni river.]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America French Guiana, Suriname. Brazil Brazil North (Amazonas, Amapá, Pará). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2003. Melicocceae (Sapindaceae): Melicoccus and Talisia. Flora Neotropica Monograph 87: 1–178. JSTOR . ResearchGate . World Flora Online Monographs Details, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Reference page.  [see pages 30–32]

Additional references

• 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]
• Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. 2022. An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44(26): 345–903. DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a26 Journal Homepage ResearchGate . Reference page.  [see pages 682–683]
• Radlkofer, L. 1878. Ueber Sapindus und damit in Zusammenhang stehende Pflanzen. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe der K. b. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 8: 221–408. Google Books. Reference page. 
• Radlkofer, L. 1893–1900. Sapindaceae. Cols. 225–658, tt. 58–123 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†), Eichler, A.G. (†) & Urban, I. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XIII, pars III. Fasc. CXIII–CXXIV. Monachii [Munich] et Lipsiae [Leipzig] apud R. Oldenbourg. BHL Reference page.  [see pages 534–535]

Links

• Melicoccus pedicellaris. In Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 12 February 2024.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Melicoccus pedicellaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 12. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Melicoccus pedicellaris. Accessed: 2024 February 12.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Melicoccus pedicellaris. Published online. Accessed: 12 February 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Melicoccus pedicellaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 February 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melicoccus pedicellaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

• Wayampi: Tuli Ãtã U