Imbiriba alvimii

Imbiriba alvimii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Imbiriba
Species:
I. alvimii
Binomial name
Imbiriba alvimii
(S.A.Mori) O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick
Synonyms

Eschweilera alvimii S.A.Mori

Imbiriba alvimii is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is a tree endemic to Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, where it grows in moist Atlantic Forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species was first described as Eschweilera alvimii by Scott Alan Mori in 1981. In 2024 Oscar Mauricio Vargas, Michel Ribeiro, and Christopher W. Dick placed the species in the newly-described genus Imbiriba as I. alvimii.

References

  1. 1 2 Fernandez, E., Negrão, R., Guimarães, A. & Ribeiro, M. (2025). "Eschweilera alvimii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2025 e.T33295A202332511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T33295A202332511.pt. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Imbiriba alvimii (S.A.Mori) O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2026.