Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Chaperno
Common Names in Spanish (Honduras):
Chaperno
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Shrub , Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rosanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Leguminosae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
()
- Tribe:
Millettieae
()
- Genus:
Lonchocarpus
()
- Kunth, in Humboldt et al., 1824, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
atropurpureus
- Benth.
- Botanical name: - Lonchocarpus atropurpureus Benth.
- Specific epithet:
atropurpureus
- Benth.
- Genus:
Lonchocarpus
(
- Tribe:
Millettieae
(
- Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
(
- Family:
Leguminosae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Superorder:
Rosanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Climbing
: Not climbing, Conservation
Status: Not Threatened,
Habit: Tree
, Habit: Shrub
, Lifespan: Perennial
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lonchocarpus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 38 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
L. atropurpureus (Chaperno) · L. blainii (Guama Hediondo) · L. castilloi (Black Cabbage-Bark) · L. costaricensis (Pavilla) · L. dipteroneurus (Grifo) · L. domingensis (Anoncillo) · L. eriocarinalis (Palo De Oro) · L. floribundus (Timb) · L. glaucifolius (Geno) · L. guatemalensis (Chapel) · L. guillemineanus (Cabelouro) · L. heptaphyllus (Broadleaf Lancepod) · L. hondurensis (Cabbage-Bark) · L. lanceolatus (Vara Blanca) · L. leucanthus (Rabo De Macaco) · L. lilloi (Quina Blanca) · L. longipes (Guama Negro) · L. martynii (White Haiari) · L. minimiflorus (Chapelno) · L. monilis (Barbasco) · L. muehlbergianus (Rabo Molle) · L. nicou (Barbasco) · L. nitidus (Yerba De Bugre) · L. oliganthus (Chaperno) · L. peninsularis (Chaperno) · L. punctatus (Dotted Lancepod) · L. purpureus (Cocorocho) · L. rugosus (Black Cabbage-Bark) · L. rugosus apricus (Black Cabbage-Bark) · L. rugosus rugosus (Black Cabbage-Bark) · L. salvadorensis (Chaperno) · L. santarosanus (Chapelno Blanco) · L. sericeus (Garrapato) · L. sericeus palmeri (Garrapato) · L. sericeus sericeus (Garrapato) · L. velutinus (Gallote) · L. violaceus (Savonette Petite Feuille) · L. yoroensis (Chaperno)
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Further Reading
- Flora of Costa Rica. .. by Paul C. Standley. .. 18 1937 Chicago, 1937. url p. 543.
- Flora of Guatemala: families Leguminosae, Geraniaceae, Oxalidaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Linaceae, Erythroxylaceae, Zygophyllaceae, Rutaceae, Simaroubaceae, Burseraceae, Meliaceae, and Malpighiaceae / by Paul C. Standley and Julian A. Steyermark. 24 1946 Chicago, Ill.: Chicago Natural History Museum, 1946. url p. 276, p. 277.
- Phytologia memoirs. Plainfield, N.J.: H.N. Moldenke and A.L. Moldenke, 1980- url p. 158.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 19, 2007:
- Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2836724
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-11497
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13638519
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502895-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 446708
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 400172
