Combretaceae
Combretum

Combretum laxum Jacq.

First published in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 19 (1760)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Mexico to Tropical America. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Garrido, A.M., Cámara-Leret, R., Madriñán, S. (2014). Nombres y usos de las plantas identificadas por los indígenas cubeo de Colombia (Tesis de pregrado). Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 20, 2015 Hamilton, W.D. [s.n. 117] Brazil K000905226 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Pena, E.M.; Henicka, G.S.; Piva, J.H. [2440] Brazil K000579058 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [1374] Brazil K000579059 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Piva, J. [1508] Brazil K000579060 Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1164] Brazil K000447549 Yes
Feb 15, 2006 Wood, J.R.I. [11157] Bolivia K000275687 Yes
Feb 15, 2006 Wood, J.R.I. [10020] Bolivia K000275686 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Pirani, J.R.; Cordeiro, I.; Mello-Silva, R.; Forzza, R.C.; Meguro, M. [3731] Brazil K001108947 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Giulietti, A.M.; Smith, S.; Hind, D.J.N.; Harley, R.M.; Guedes, M.L.; Silva, E.M. [2982] Brazil K001108950 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1575] Brazil K001108898 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Burchell, W.J. [9967] Brazil K001108849 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Burchell, W.J. [9571] Brazil K001108848 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1575] Brazil K001108896 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Krukoff, B.A. [1134] Brazil K001108885 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Ule, E. [8239] Brazil K001108878 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1740] Brazil K001108903 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Trail, J.W.H. [218] Brazil K001108891 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1575] Brazil K001108902 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Ule, E. [9665] Brazil K001108865 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Krukoff, B.A. [4964] Brazil K001108873 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Lima, J. [3793] Brazil K001108954 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Krukoff, B.A. [8308] Brazil K001108866 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1775] Brazil K001108899 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1740] Brazil K001108900 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1575] Brazil K001108897 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Krukoff, B.A. [1177] Brazil K001108884 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Krukoff, B.A. [4964] Brazil K001108863 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1740] Brazil K001108901 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [1575] Brazil K001108893 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Blanchet, J.S. [2759] Brazil K001108941 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [12000] Brazil K001108956 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Gardner, G. [2568] Brazil K001108943 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001108875 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 s.coll. [994] Brazil K001108864 Yes
Feb 1, 2001 Krukoff, B.A. [1136] Brazil K001108883 Yes
Nov 1, 1998 Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; et al. [8007] Brazil K000905225 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Burchell, W.J. [2616] Brazil K001108853 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Cid Ferreira, C.A. [7383] Brazil K001108955 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Sperling, C.R.; Silva, M.G., da; Condon, M.; Rosario, C.S.; Lima, R.P., de; Santos, J.C. [6326] Brazil K001108952 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Mori, S.A.; Cardoso, R.M. [17456] Brazil K001108953 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Schatz, G.E.; Santos, J.U.M., dos; Rosa, N.A.; Rosario, C.S.; Rebbeck, T.; Silva, J.B.F., da [748] Brazil K001108951 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Anderson, W.R.; Arroyo, M.T.K.; Hill, S.R.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [7812] Brazil K001108948 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4252] Brazil K001108957 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [48385] Brazil K001108887 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Belém, R.P. [3889] Brazil K001108935 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Silva, N.T., da [945] Brazil K001108872 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Pires, J.M. [58086] Brazil K001108934 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Irwin, H.S.; Egler, W.A.; Westra, L.Y.T. [47432] Brazil K001108888 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Irvine, G.C. [51572] Brazil K001108886 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Silva, N.T., da [1421] Brazil K001108871 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L. [7046] Brazil K001108876 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L. [7123] Brazil K001108880 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6165] Brazil K001108881 Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Spruce, R. [1646] Brazil K001108889 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Spruce, R. [419] Brazil K001108894 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Trail, J.W. [218] Brazil K001108874 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Moricand, M.E. [s.n.] Brazil K001108936 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001108932 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Moricand, M.E. [s.n.] Brazil K001108937 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Gardner, G. [2868] Brazil K001108944 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Pohl [1484] Brazil K001108861 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Gardner, G. [2568] Brazil K001108857 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Burchell, W.J. [7294] Brazil K001108852 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001108933 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Blanchet, J.S. [2759] Brazil K001108940 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Miers, J. [4096] Brazil K001108931 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Gardner, G. [2568] Brazil K001108945 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Burchell, W.J. [2734] Brazil K001108850 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Blanchet, J.S. [2759] Brazil K001108939 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Gardner, G. [3140] Brazil K001108856 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Burchell, W.J. [6361] Brazil K001108851 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Gardner, G. [994] Brazil K001108855 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Martius [410] Brazil K000566265 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001108895 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Spruce, R. [409] Brazil K001108860 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Gardner, G. [994] Brazil K001108858 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Ferreira, A.R. [1015] Brazil K001108854 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K000276123 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1934 no coll. [1484] Brazil K000566264 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Riedel [406] Brazil K001108859 Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Blanchet, J.S. [2759] Brazil K001108938 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [7607] Brazil K001108929 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [8339] Brazil K001108926 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10717] Brazil K001108930 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [3948] Brazil K001108928 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8404] Brazil K001108868 Yes
Dodge, C.W.; Allen, P.H. [17501] Panama K000566272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6267] Brazil K001108904 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [5512] Brazil K001108924 Yes
Spruce, R. [1079] Brazil K001108916 Yes
Spruce, R. [1966] Brazil K001108890 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [11154] Brazil K001108907 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001108917 Yes
Hostmann [1153] Suriname K000566268 Isotype Yes
Hostmann [1153] Suriname K000566269 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001108913 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4607] Brazil K001108867 Yes
Kuhlmann, M.; Jimbo, S. [331] Brazil K001108910 Yes
Archer, W.A. [7954] Brazil K001108911 Yes
Fontella, J.; Moura, C. [106] Brazil K001108922 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [13337] Brazil K001108923 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001108915 Yes
Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Yesilyurt, J.; Marques, E.; Viana, A.; Piva, J.H. [211] Brazil K000447545 Yes
Hostmann [1153] Suriname K000566267 Holotype Yes
Hassler, E. [7304] Paraguay K001108919 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [8669] Brazil K001108925 Yes
Spruce, R. [1074] Brazil K001108918 Yes
Spruce, R. [217] Brazil K001108914 Yes
Morong, T. [822] Paraguay K001108921 Yes
Balansa, B. [2337] Paraguay K001108920 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8247] Brazil K001108869 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6610] Brazil K001108905 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T., da [59253] Brazil K001108906 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Castro, R.A., de; Richards, P.W.; Argent, G.C.G. [467] Brazil K001108909 Yes
Martii [578] Brazil K000566266 Type Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T., da [58833] Brazil K001108912 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5727] Brazil K001108877 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [8338] Brazil K001108927 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4790] Brazil K001108892 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [5979] Brazil K001108882 Yes
Drouet, F.E. [2343] Brazil K001108946 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8718] Brazil K001108870 Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.] Brazil K001108942 Yes
Wright, C. [2574] Cuba K000170431 Isotype Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5460] Brazil K001108879 Yes
Richards, P.W. [6493] Brazil K001108908 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Paula, J.E.; Mendonça, R.C.; Heringer Salles, A.E. [1486] Brazil K001108949 Yes

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