Trophis racemosa(L.) Urb.

white ramoon

WFO wfo-0000456065 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Trophis racemosa, photographed by Arthur de Jesús Chavarría Pérez
fig. a Arthur de Jesús Chavarría Pérez, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-09-11 / obs. 94646386
Trophis racemosa, photographed by Viacheslav Shalisko
fig. b Viacheslav Shalisko, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 14821356
Trophis racemosa, photographed by Arturo Castro Castro
fig. c Arturo Castro Castro, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 68291763
Trophis racemosa, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. d Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 1672137
Trophis racemosa, photographed by Ana Nuño
fig. e Ana Nuño, CC0 1.0 / obs. 183958582
Trophis racemosa, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. f Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 171068554
Trophis racemosa, photographed by Miguel Sho
fig. g Miguel Sho, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 181749691
Trophis racemosa, photographed by geralg
fig. h geralg, CC0 1.0 / obs. 99664611

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Native range 24 botanical countries

Regions where Trophis racemosa is native: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Venezuela Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeBrazil NorthColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáPeruPuerto RicoSouthwest CaribbeanVenezuela
Native distribution of Trophis racemosa, 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
Brazil North BZN
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
Guatemala GUA
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Southwest Caribbean SWC
Venezuela VEN
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
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 13 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.

  • Bucephalon racemosum L.
  • Clarisia urophylla (Donn.Sm.) Lanj.
  • Pseudolmedia karstenii Pittier
  • Sahagunia urophylla Donn.Sm.
  • Sorocea colombiana Standl.
  • Trophis americana L.
  • Trophis americana var. meridionalis Bureau
  • Trophis americana var. ramon (Schltdl. & Cham.) Bureau
  • Trophis racemosa subsp. meridionalis (Bureau) W.C.Burger
  • Trophis racemosa subsp. racemosa
  • Trophis racemosa subsp. ramon (Schltdl. & Cham.) W.C.Burger
  • Trophis racemosa var. meridionalis (Bureau) J.F.Macbr.
  • Trophis ramon Schltdl. & Cham.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. 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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