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Caryocar microcarpum

Caryocar microcarpum Ducke
Caryocar microcarpum
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Caryocar microcarpum, described by Ducke in 1925, is a species in the Caryocaraceae family. It is native to the Amazon region and parts of northern South America.

Description

Caryocar microcarpum is a member of the Caryocar genus and the Caryocaraceae family. It is found in several protected areas in Colombia, including Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu, Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete, Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis, Parque Nacional Natural Cahuinarí, and Parque Nacional Natural El Tuparro. Its distribution extends beyond Colombia to regions in Bolivia, Brazil (North, Southeast, and West-Central), French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and the Windward Islands. It is also present in the Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Vaupés, and Vichada departments, as well as the Bota Caucana and the Amazonian slopes of Nariño. The species is documented in the Microcuenca alta de río Tillavá and the Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete.

Distribution

BR · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete | Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis | Parque Nacional Natural Cahuinarí | Parque Nacional Natural El Tuparro · Núcleo Manuelita · Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Vaupés, Vichada · Amazonia colombiana: sur del departamento del Vichada; el suroriente del Meta; todo el territorio de los departamentos de Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo y Vaupés; la Bota Caucana; y las vertientes amazónicas de Nariño (la parte alta de los · Global · Microcuenca alta de río Tillavá · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · Bolivia · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · French Guiana · Guyana · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela · Windward Is. · Leticia | Villavicencio

Synonyms

Caryocar glabrum var. pilosumCaryocar riparium

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