Lacunaria crenata

Lacunaria crenata is a species of flowering plant in the family Ochnaceae, native from Central America to Brazil.[1] It was first described by Edmond Tulasne in 1849 as Quiina crenata.[2]

Lacunaria crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Lacunaria
Species:
L. crenata
Binomial name
Lacunaria crenata
(Tul.) A.C.Sm.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Quiina crenata Tul.

Distribution

Lacunaria crenata is native to Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua and Panama) and northern South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru,Suriname and Venezuela).[1]

Subspecies

As of  2023, Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:[1]

  • Lacunaria crenata subsp. crenata
  • Lacunaria crenata subsp. decastyla (Radlk.) J.V.Schneid. & Zizka

Conservation

Lacunaria panamensis was assessed as "endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama.[3] As of February 2023, L. panamensis was regarded as a synonym of L. crenata subsp. crenata, which has a much wider distribution, being found throughout the range of L. crenata.[4]

References
  1. "Lacunaria crenata (Tul.) A.C.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. "Lacunaria crenata (Tul.) A.C.Sm". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. Nelson, C. (1998), "Lacunaria panamensis", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T33926A9821660, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33926A9821660.en, retrieved 2023-02-08
  4. "Lacunaria crenata subsp. crenata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-08.


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