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Osteophloeum

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Osteophloeum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Osteophloeum
Warb.
Species:
O. platyspermum
Binomial name
Osteophloeum platyspermum
Varieties[2]
  • Osteophloeum platyspermum var. platyspermum
  • Osteophloeum platyspermum var. sulcatum (Little) T.S.Jaram. & Balslev
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Myristica platysperma Spruce ex A.DC.
  • Palala platysperma (Spruce ex A.DC.) Kuntze

synonyms of var. platyspermum:

  • Iryanthera krukovii A.C.Sm.

synonyms of var. sulcatum:

  • Osteophloeum sulcatum Little

Osteophloeum is a genus of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It contains a single tree species, Osteophloeum platyspermum, native to Panama and northern and western South America.[5]

Two varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Osteophloeum platyspermum var. platyspermum – Bolivia, Northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela[3]
  • Osteophloeum platyspermum var. sulcatum (Little) T.S.Jaram. & Balslev – Colombia and Ecuador[4]

References

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  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Osteophloeum platyspermum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T150011743A150011745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T150011743A150011745.en. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Osteophloeum platyspermum (Spruce ex A.DC.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Osteophloeum platyspermum var. platyspermum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Osteophloeum platyspermum var. sulcatum (Little) T.S.Jaram. & Balslev". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  5. ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 465. ISBN 9780123969545.
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