apaac
Urvillea ulmacea Kunth
Urvillea ulmacea, a species of the genus Urvillea in the family Sapindaceae, is native to regions including French Guiana and the Caatinga region of Brazil. It is also found in various parts of South and Central America.
Description
Urvillea ulmacea is a plant species of the family Sapindaceae, known by the common name 'apaac'. It is distributed across several countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, and Guatemala. Within Brazil, it is found in the Northeast, North, Southeast, South, and West-Central regions. The species was first described in 1821 by Kunth. It is present in protected areas such as the Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena and Parque Nacional Natural El Tuparro, as well as in various departments of Colombia.
Other common names
apaac
Distribution
BR · Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena | Parque Nacional Natural El Tuparro · Bucaramanga · Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Caldas, Cesar, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Huila, Meta, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle, Vichada · Argentina Northeast · Argentina Northwest · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Leeward Is. · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest · Nicaragua
Synonyms
Koelreuteria triphyllaUrvillea berteroanaUrvillea serianaUrvillea ulmacea var. berterianaSerjania cirrhifloraSerjania moritzianaSerjania lanceolataUrvillea ulmacea f. berteriana
