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Taxon

Tapirira obtusa (Benth.) J.D.Mitch.

Protologue Novon 3(1): 66. 1993BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (10).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (4).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (3).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (13).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (9).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (7).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (14).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (2).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (12).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082.jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (1).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (5).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (6).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (8).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia.  Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (11).jpg

Tapirira obtusa, A Murakami 3052--Bolivia. Pq. Nal. Madidi. Margin of Laguna Chalalan. 22 Sep 06. 082 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Araujo Murakami, A 3052

September 23, 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, O. Valdes

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Tapirira

Specific Epithet

obtusa

Authorship

(Benth.) J.D.Mitch.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#192,161 of 335,497

Top 58%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →