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Aspidosperma megalocarpon
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Aspidosperma
Species:
megalocarpon
Synonyms
  • Macaglia megalocarpa (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze

Of subsp. megalocarpon

  • Aspidosperma lundellianum Woodson
  • Aspidosperma stegomeris (Woodson) Woodson
  • Cufodontia arborea Woodson
  • Cufodontia escuintlensis Matuda
  • Cufodontia lundelliana Woodson
  • Cufodontia stegomeris Woodson

Of subsp. curranii

  • Aspidosperma curranii Standl.

Aspidosperma megalocarpon is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It can be found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela, and NW Brazil.

Subspecies

As of February 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:

  1. Aspidosperma megalocarpon subsp. curranii (Standl.) Marc.-Ferr. - Panama, Colombia
  2. Aspidosperma megalocarpon subsp. megalocarpon - from Veracruz to NW Brazil

Conservation

Aspidosperma megalocarpon has been assessed as "near threatened". Under the synonym Aspidosperma curranii, A. megalocarpon subsp. curranii has been assessed as "vulnerable".

See also

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