Creole tea
Sauvagesia erecta L.
Sauvagesia erecta L. is a species in the Ochnaceae family, commonly known as Creole tea. It is native to various regions in Colombia, including Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, and others, as well as in parts of Brazil and other countries. The species is found in several natural parks and ecological zones across the country. It was first described in 1753 by Linnaeus.
Description
Sauvagesia erecta L. is a member of the Ochnaceae family and is known as Creole tea. It is distributed across several Colombian departments, including Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, and others, as well as in Brazil. The species occurs in a range of ecological regions such as the Cordillera Occidental, Cordillera Central, and the Serranía de Chiribiquete. Linnaeus first described the species in 1753. The taxonomic discussion highlights the uncertainty regarding the original material used by Linnaeus, with some scholars suggesting possible type specimens in the LINN collection. Whitefoord later designated specimen 283.2 (LINN) as the lectotype.
Other common names
Creole teacreole tree
Distribution
Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés, Vichada · Boyacá; Santa maría · BR · Subregiones: Cordillera occidental, Cordillera central, Norte, Zona central, Sur, Enclaves subxerofíticos · CO · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis | Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas | Parque Nacional Natural Puracé | Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macaren · Corregimiento de San Antonio de Chamí · Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados · Zona oriental · Charalá | Puerto Parra · Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada · Departamentos del Caquetá y Guaviare: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete · Global · TomoGrande, 4.856823|-70.223777 · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · Amazonia, Andina, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Pacífico, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Magdalena · Hawaii · Angola · Argentina Northeast · Belize · Benin · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Burkina · Burundi · Cameroon
Synonyms
Sauvagesia geminifloraSauvagesia grandifoliaSauvagesia nutansSauvagesia adimaSauvagesia peruvianaSauvagesia floribundaSauvagesia erecta subsp. erectaSauvagesia erecta var. parvifoliaSauvagesia erecta var. erectaSauvagesia erecta var. sincorensisSauvagesia erecta var. strictaSauvagesia salicifoliaSauvagesia laxa
