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Trichilia elegans A.Juss.

Protologue Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 79, t. 98. 1829BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
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By Christopher Davidson

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Trichilia elegans, AAraujoM2933--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 495.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Trichilia elegans, AAraujoM2933--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 490.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Trichilia elegans, AAraujoM2933--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 500.jpg

Trichilia elegans, AAraujoM2933--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 500.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Trichilia elegans, AAraujoM2933--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 499.jpg

Trichilia elegans, AAraujoM2933--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 499.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Trichilia elegans, AAraujoM2933--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 494.jpg

Trichilia elegans, AAraujoM2933--Bolivia. F. Tamayo. W of Apolo. Rio Machariapu. 17 Sep 06. 494.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Araujo Murakami, A 2933

September 17, 2006

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Apolo)

-14.423056, -67.923889

Location Remarks

Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.

Collectors

Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paola Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona

Stevens, W. D 31278

March 21, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Concepcion (San Carlos, Zona de Estancias)

-22.533611, -57.361667

Location Remarks

Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Tree 4 m tall, fruits red-brown, opening to expose black seeds with a bright red aril.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Meliaceae

Genus

Trichilia

Specific Epithet

elegans

Authorship

A.Juss.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 14.4

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#76,349 of 335,497

Top 23%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →