Siparuna thecaphora(Poepp. & Endl.) A.DC.

WFO wfo-0000506004 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Siparuna thecaphora, photographed by Ashwin Srinivasan
fig. a Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-12-27 / obs. 174847554
Siparuna thecaphora, photographed by Skjold Søndergaard
fig. b Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 164381903
Siparuna thecaphora, photographed by alejandrozab
fig. c alejandrozab, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 122385361
Siparuna thecaphora, photographed by Arthur de Jesús Chavarría Pérez
fig. d Arthur de Jesús Chavarría Pérez, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 92152250
Siparuna thecaphora, photographed by adel-fridus
fig. e adel-fridus, CC0 1.0 / obs. 29286697
Siparuna thecaphora, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. f Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 20907527
Siparuna thecaphora, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. g Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 20845866
Siparuna thecaphora, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. h Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 20845008

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Native range 18 botanical countries

Regions where Siparuna thecaphora is native: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanamáPeruVenezuela
Native distribution of Siparuna thecaphora, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Ecuador ECU
Guatemala GUA
Honduras HON
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Venezuela VEN
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 37 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Citrosma andina Tul.
  • Citrosma chiridota Tul.
  • Citrosma lagopus Tul.
  • Citrosma riparia Tul.
  • Citrosma thecaphora Poepp. & Endl.
  • Siparuna andina (Tul.) A.DC.
  • Siparuna chiridota (Tul.) A.DC.
  • Siparuna colimensis Perkins
  • Siparuna dasyantha Perkins
  • Siparuna davillifolia Perkins
  • Siparuna diandra J.A.Duke
  • Siparuna domatiata A.H.Gentry
  • Siparuna geniculata A.C.Sm.
  • Siparuna gilgiana Perkins
  • Siparuna grisea Perkins
  • Siparuna heteropoda Perkins
  • Siparuna lagopus (Tul.) A.DC.
  • Siparuna loretensis Perkins
  • Siparuna macra Standl.
  • Siparuna manarae Steyerm.
  • Siparuna metensis A.C.Sm.
  • Siparuna microphylla Perkins
  • Siparuna nicaraguensis Hemsl.
  • Siparuna nigra Rusby

and 13 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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