Pera arborea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Peraceae
Genus: Pera
Species: Pera arborea

Name

• Pera arborea Mutis, 1784

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Perula arborea (Mutis) Forsyth f. in Bot. Nomencl.: 306 (1794)

Homonyms

• Pera arborea Baill. in Adansonia 5: 224 (1865), nom. illeg. vide Pera glabrata (Schott) Poepp. ex Baill. in Étude Euphorb.: 434 (1858)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional:Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mutis, J.C., 1784. Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 5: 299

Additional references

• Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) 2011. 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 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pera arborea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pera arborea. Published online. Accessed: March 30 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Pera arborea. 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 March 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pera arborea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 March 2025. Reference page.