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White Kuyama

Xylopia nitida Dunal

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWhite Kuyama
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameXylopia nitida Dunal

About this species

Xylopia nitida is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Michel Félix Dunal, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the shiny (nitidus in Latin) upper surface of its leaves.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMagnoliales
FamilyAnnonaceae
GenusXylopia

In Suriname

36Records in Suriname
1915First record
2008Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini7
  • Marowijne2
  • Brokopondo1
  • Para1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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