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Heliocarpus americanus L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 448.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Malvales
family
Malvaceae
genus
Heliocarpus
species
Heliocarpus americanus

Name

Synonyms
Heliocarpus americanus E.Watson, 1923
Heliocarpus americanus subsp. popayanensis (Kunth) Meijer
Heliocarpus americanus var. popayanensis (Kunth) K.Schum.
Heliocarpus americanus var. schumannii Baker fil.
Heliocarpus americanus var. typicus K.Schum.
Heliocarpus australis E.Watson
Heliocarpus boliviensis Hochr.
Heliocarpus costaricensis Sprague
Heliocarpus cuspidatus Lundell
Heliocarpus diclinus Hochr.
Heliocarpus floribundus Lundell
Heliocarpus gentlei Lundell
Heliocarpus horridus Lundell
Heliocarpus nelsonii Rose
Heliocarpus oblongifolius Turcz.
Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth
Heliocarpus popayanensis var. grandifolius Hochr.
Heliocarpus popayanensis var. purdiei Baker fil.
Heliocarpus popayanensis var. schumannii Baker fil.
Heliocarpus popayanensis var. trichopodus (Turcz.) Baker fil.
Homonyms
Heliocarpus americanus L.
Heliocarpus americanus E.Watson, 1923
Common names
Algodoeiro in Portuguese
Balsa in Spanish
Balsa blanca in Spanish
Balsa macho in Spanish
Balsilla in Spanish
Balso in Spanish
Balso in language.
Balso blanco in language.
Ca’ga in Spanish
Huanbo in Spanish
Jangada-brava in Portuguese
Kutsa in Spanish
Pestaña de Mula in Spanish
Sapan in Spanish
Tamuwa in Spanish
White Moho in English
White moho in English
Yausa in Spanish
balsa pancho in Spanish
balsa pancho in Spanish
broadleaf moho in English
broadleaf moho in English
high ridge moho in English
high ridge moho in English
jonote in Spanish
llausa mora in Spanish
llausa mora in Spanish
majao in Spanish
majao in Spanish
moho in language.
moho in language.
mountain moho in English
mountain moho in English
slncoplod americký in Slovak
white moho in English
yarisa in Spanish
yarisa in Spanish
White Moho in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021bwh), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HEPO4
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