Pachylecythis ampla

Lecythis ampla

Lecythis ampla

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: Pachylecythis
Species: Pachylecythis ampla

Name

Pachylecythis ampla (Miers) O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick, Harvard Pap. Bot. 29: 166 (2024)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lecythis ampla Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 204 (1874)
• Heterotypic
  • Lecythis ampullaria Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 201 (1874).
  • Lecythis bogotensis Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 203 (1874).
  • Lecythis costaricensis Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 99 (1908).
  • Lecythis curranii Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 130 (1918).
  • Lecythis armilensis Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 9 (1927).
  • Lecythis boyacensis R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219a: 55 (1939).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Ecuador Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Northern South America Colombia 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. Pachylecythis ampla 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. 2025. Pachylecythis ampla. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pachylecythis ampla. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 17 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pachylecythis ampla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 June 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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