Taxon:  Aspidosperma polyneuron Müll. Arg.



Summary
Genus:
Aspidosperma
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:
Alstonieae
Nomen number:
5584
Place of publication:
C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 6(1):57.  1860
Verified:
07/07/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aspidosperma peroba Allemão ex Saldanha

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  2. Bernardi, L. 1984. Contribución a la dendrología paraguaya. I. Boissiera 35:10.
  3. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1989-1998. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello.
  6. Ferreira-Ramos, R. et al. 2011. Microsatellite markers for Aspidosperma polyneuron (Apocynaceae), and endangered tropucal tree species. Amer. J. Bot. 98:e300-e302. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100222.
  7. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  9. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  10. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  11. Paschoal Filho, T. J. & E. Zuchiwschi. 2011. Aspidosperma polyneuron. Peroba-rosa. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 419-427. Note: timber of excellent quality, and potential use for reforestation; its cultivation is suggested in mixed stands such as Grevillea robusta or Muntingia calabura; it needs a strategy to mantain genetic diversity
  12. Spichiger, R., ed. 1985-. Flora del Paraguay.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Portuguese (Brazil)amargoso  2Paschoal Filho, T. J. & E. Zuchiwschi. 2011. Aspidosperma polyneuron. Peroba-rosa. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 419-427. Note: timber of excellent quality, and potential use for reforestation; its cultivation is suggested in mixed stands such as Grevillea robusta or Muntingia calabura; it needs a strategy to mantain genetic diversity
Portuguese (Brazil)peroba  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)peroba-amarela  2Paschoal Filho, T. J. & E. Zuchiwschi. 2011. Aspidosperma polyneuron. Peroba-rosa. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 419-427. Note: timber of excellent quality, and potential use for reforestation; its cultivation is suggested in mixed stands such as Grevillea robusta or Muntingia calabura; it needs a strategy to mantain genetic diversity
Portuguese (Brazil)peroba-comum  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)peroba-mirim  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)peroba-miúda  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)peroba-paulista  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)peroba-rosa  2Paschoal Filho, T. J. & E. Zuchiwschi. 2011. Aspidosperma polyneuron. Peroba-rosa. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 419-427. Note: timber of excellent quality, and potential use for reforestation; its cultivation is suggested in mixed stands such as Grevillea robusta or Muntingia calabura; it needs a strategy to mantain genetic diversity
Portuguese (Brazil)perobinha  2Paschoal Filho, T. J. & E. Zuchiwschi. 2011. Aspidosperma polyneuron. Peroba-rosa. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 419-427. Note: timber of excellent quality, and potential use for reforestation; its cultivation is suggested in mixed stands such as Grevillea robusta or Muntingia calabura; it needs a strategy to mantain genetic diversity
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAlagoas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspírito Santo Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAlto Paraná Spichiger, R., ed. 1985-. Flora del Paraguay.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAmambay Spichiger, R., ed. 1985-. Flora del Paraguay.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCanindeyú Spichiger, R., ed. 1985-. Flora del Paraguay.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAtlántico Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaBolívar Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaBoyacá Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCesar Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaLa Guajira Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMagdalena Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaSucre Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaTolima Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Cesar, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre, Tolima], Peru [Cajamarca]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones], Paraguay [Alto Paraná, Amambay, Canindeyú]

Reference(s)
  1. Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  5. Spichiger, R., ed. 1985-. Flora del Paraguay.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialswood Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Materialswood Paschoal Filho, T. J. & E. Zuchiwschi. 2011. Aspidosperma polyneuron. Peroba-rosa. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 419-427. Note: timber of excellent quality, and potential use for reforestation; its cultivation is suggested in mixed stands such as Grevillea robusta or Muntingia calabura; it needs a strategy to mantain genetic diversity
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=5584. Accessed 12 May 2026.