Andira inermis

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Andira jamaicensis (Wright)urb. • Geoffroea inermis (W. Wright) W. Wright • Geoffroea inermis W.Wright • Geoffroea jamaicensis W. Wright Var. inermis W. Wright • Vouacapoua inermis (W. Wright) A. Lyons

Notes

Publishing author : DC. Publication : Prodr. (DC.) 2: 475 1825 [mid Nov 1825]

Basionym author: (W.Wright)

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Tree , Lifespan: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Andira

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 21 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

A. anthelmia (Angelim-Coco) · A. bahiensis (Angelim) · A. cordata (Grao De Galo) · A. coriacea (St Martin Rouge) · A. cuiabensis (Angelim) · A. fraxinifolia (Angelim-De-Folha-Grande) · A. frondosa (Angelim-Preto) · A. inermis (Aboranzork) · A. inermis grandiflora (Angelin-Tree) · A. inermis inermis (Sucupira Da V rzea) · A. inermis rooseveltii (Aboranzork) · A. laurifolia var. laurifolia (Angelim-Do-Campo) · A. legalis (Angelim-Coco) · A. ormosioides (Angelim-Pedra) · A. paniculata (Angelim) · A. parviflora (Acupu Rana) · A. parvifolia (Angelim) · A. pisonis (Angelim-Branco) · A. surinamensis (Angelim) · A. vermifuga (Amargoso) · A. zehntneri (Sucupira-Preta)

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Notes

Contributors

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 28, 2008:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
• GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
• , Vascular Plant Herbarium
• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU, Herbarium WU

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3874561
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-1079
• GRIN Nomen Number: 3115
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 26458
• MoBot NameID: 13048538
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB0B010
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ANIN
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 21030

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