Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Chapel, Chapelno Hediondo, Chaperno Prieto, Cincho, Cuero De Ind, Cuero De Indo, Cuil, Dogwood, Jediondillo, Palo De Aro, Turtle-Bone
Description
Physical Description
Habit: 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:
guatemalensis
- Benth.
- Botanical name: - Lonchocarpus guatemalensis Benth.
- Specific epithet:
guatemalensis
- 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
(
Synonyms
Lonchocarpus darienensis Pittier • Lonchocarpus dumetorum Brandegee • Lonchocarpus guatemalensis var. megalanthus (Pittier)f. J. Herm. • Lonchocarpus megalanthus Pittier • Lonchocarpus xuul Lundell
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Climbing
: Not climbing, Conservation
Status: Not Threatened,
Habit: Tree
, 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)
More Info
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
- 1997 IUCN red list of threatened plants Cambridge: IUCN, World Conservation Union, 1998 url p. 362.
- A Directory of Neotropical Wetlands. IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 339, p. 344, p. 346, p. 399.
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23 1920-1926 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 512, p. 514, p. 53, p. 79, p. 81, p. XIV.
- 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. 278.
- Great Basin naturalist memoirs. 1992 [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. url p. 1296.
- Journal of ethnobiology. 8-9 1988-1989 Flagstaff, Ariz.: Center for Western Studies, 1981- url p. 69.
- Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, url p. 33.
- Phytologia memoirs. Plainfield, N.J.: H.N. Moldenke and A.L. Moldenke, 1980- url p. 158.
- The World List of Threatened Trees WCMC, IUCN url p. 325.
- The forests and flora of British Honduras / by Paul C. Standley and Samuel J. Record; in cooperation with the Conservator of Forests and the Agricultural Officer of the Colony. 12 1936 Chicago: [Field Museum of Natural History], 1936. url p. 186.
- Trees and shrubs of Mexico / By Paul C. Standley. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1920-1926. url p. 512, p. 514.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- Fantz PR, 1999 (from ILDIS).
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Hughes CE, 1999-09 (from ILDIS).
- ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
- ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 19, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2836733
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-11505
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13753640
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502966-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 400181
