Osteophloeum
Appearance
| Osteophloeum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Osteophloeum Warb. |
| Species: | O. platyspermum
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| Binomial name | |
| Osteophloeum platyspermum | |
| Varieties[2] | |
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| Synonyms[3][4] | |
synonyms of var. platyspermum:
synonyms of var. sulcatum:
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Osteophloeum platyspermum (Spruce ex A.DC.) Warb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ a b "Osteophloeum platyspermum var. platyspermum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ a b "Osteophloeum platyspermum var. sulcatum (Little) T.S.Jaram. & Balslev". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 465. ISBN 9780123969545.
External links
[edit]- "Bocas del Toro: Species database". Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Myristicaceae genera
- Monotypic Magnoliales genera
- Flora of Bolivia
- Flora of North Brazil
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of French Guiana
- Flora of Guyana
- Trees of Panama
- Trees of Peru
- Flora of Venezuela
- Least concern flora of Central America
- Least concern flora of South America
- Myristicaceae stubs