Ecclinusa Explained

Ecclinusa is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1839.^{[1] [2]}

Ecclinusa is native to Panama and South America.^[3]

Species^[3]

1. Ecclinusa atabapoensis (Aubrév.) T.D.Penn — Colombia, Venezuela (Amazonas)
2. Ecclinusa bullata T.D.Penn. — Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas)
3. Ecclinusa dumetorum (Baehni) T.D.Penn. — Tafelberg
4. Ecclinusa guianensis Eyma — northern South America, possibly Panama
5. Ecclinusa lanceolata (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre — northern South America, Panama
6. Ecclinusa lancifolia (Mart. & Eichler) Eyma — Brazil (Amazonas)
7. Ecclinusa orinocoensis Aubrév. — Venezuela (Amazonas)
8. Ecclinusa parviflora T.D.Penn. — Venezuela (Amazonas)
9. Ecclinusa psilophylla Sandwith — Suriname, Guyana
10. Ecclinusa ramiflora Mart — French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
11. Ecclinusa ulei (K.Krause) Gilly ex Cronquist —Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/932#page/391/mode/1up Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von. 1839. Flora 22(1, Beibl. (Supplement) 1): 2
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40000715 Tropicos, Ecclinusa Mart.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=65645 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families