Aspidosperma ulei

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Apocynaceae/Aspidosperma

At a glance

Occurrence records79

Data sources5

Biological traits20

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Aspidosperma ulei's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility79 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources20 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS3 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF79 records

01Narrative

Aspidosperma ulei is a timber tree native to Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, and Suriname.World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesHokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroWoodson, R. E. 1951. Studies in the Apocynaceae–VIII. An interim revision of the genus Aspidosperma Mart. & Zucc. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 38(2): 119–206

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology1

Plant height max30 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessdeciduous

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Habitat GIFTCerrado (lato sensu)

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry7

Leaf C:N ratio20.68 g/g

Leaf c472 mg/g

Leaf n22.84 mg/g

Leaf p0.765 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)9.71 mm²/mg

Wood density581 mg/cm³

03Chemical composition3 compounds

Compounds documented for Aspidosperma ulei across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile1 class

Corynanthe type3

Documented compounds3 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Class	Amount	Source
(1R,12S,16R)-16-ethyl-15-methyl-9,15-diazatetracyclo[10.3.1.02,10.03,8]hexadeca-2(10),3,5,7-tetraen-11-one		present	LOTUS
(1R,12S,16S)-16-ethyl-15-methyl-11-methylidene-9,15-diazatetracyclo[10.3.1.02,10.03,8]hexadeca-2(10),3,5,7-tetraene		present	LOTUS

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type79 records

Museum / vouchered79

Origin

Native8

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO132 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 79 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence79

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions6 of 14 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	26
Kew, GB	6
UFERSAlocation not on record	4
Anton de Kom University of Surinamelocation not on record	3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
USP-IBlocation not on record	2
Saint Louis, US	2
JBRJlocation not on record	2
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record	1
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record	1
Chicago, US	1
Madison, US	1
UNICAMPlocation not on record	1
Cambridge, US	1

14 institutions · 54 of 79 vouchered records shown · 25 without an institution code

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