Guarea kunthiana
Guarea kunthiana A.Juss.
Guarea kunthiana is a species in the Meliaceae family, native to a wide range of regions in Colombia and parts of South America. It is found in several natural parks and reserves, including Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete and Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis, as well as in various departments such as Amazonas, Caquetá, Putumayo, and others. Its distribution also extends into Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Description
Guarea kunthiana, described by A.Juss. in 1830, is part of the Meliaceae family and is native to the Amazonian regions of Colombia. It is documented in several protected areas, including Complejo Humedales Hato Corozal, Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu, and Reserva Nacional Natural Puinawai, among others. The species is also present in the departments of Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, and others, as well as in the southern regions of Vichada and Meta. Its range extends beyond Colombia into Argentina's northeast, Bolivia, and Brazil's northeast. The species is associated with the Amazonian ecosystems and is found in the Bota Caucana and the Amazonian slopes of Nariño. It is also recorded in the Jardín Botánico de Bogotá and in the Cuenca de Río Claro.
Distribution
Complejo Humedales Hato Corozal. Cienaga Zapatosa · BR · Barrancas | Distracción | Hatonuevo | Riohacha · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | ReservaNacional Natural Puinawai | ReservaNacional Natural Nukak | Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete | Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis | Parque Nacional Natural Río Puré | Parque Nacional Nat · El Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá · Cimitarra | El Peñón | Encino | Floridablanca | Girón | Piedecuesta | Sabana de Torres | Suratá · Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua · Pauna · Putumayo, municipios de San francisco y Mocoa, Reserva Forestal Protectora de la Cuenca Alta del Río Mocoa. · Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Valle, Vaupés · 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 · Jardín Botánico de Bogotá · Global · Cuenca de Río Claro · Ariari-Guyabero · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · CO · Argentina Northeast · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana · Nicaragua
Synonyms
Trichilia polyanthaGuarea densifloraGuarea depauperataGuarea glaucaGuarea grandifoliolaGuarea kunthiana var. hahnianaGuarea macranthaGuarea megaphyllaGuarea membranaceaGuarea oblongifloraGuarea poeppigiiGuarea pohliiGuarea pohlii var. glabraGuarea pohlii var. glabriorGuarea simplicifoliaGuarea steinbachiiGuarea williamsiiGuarea kunthiana var. densifloraGuarea kunthiana var. hahniiGuarea kunthianum var. hahnianum
