Aspidosperma excelsum

Aspidosperma excelsum is a tree in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Panama, and Costa Rica.[1][2][3][4][5]

Aspidosperma excelsum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Aspidosperma
Species:
A. excelsum
Binomial name
Aspidosperma excelsum
Synonyms[1]
  • Macaglia excelsa (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Aspidosperma nitidum Benth. ex Müll.Arg.
  • Thyroma nitida (Benth. ex Müll.Arg.) Miers
  • Aspidosperma aquaticum Ducke
  • Aspidosperma marcgravianum Woodson

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Aspidosperma excelsum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  3. Morales, J.F. (2005). Estudios en las Apocynaceae Neotropicales XIX: La familia Apocynaceae s.str. (Apocynoideae, Rauvolfioideae) de Costa Rica. Darwiniana 43: 90-191.
  4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  5. Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F..


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