Casimirella ampla

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Mappia ampla
• Humirianthera ampla
• Leretia ampla
• Humirianthera duckei

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, known scientifically as Casimirella ampla, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Icacinales and the family Icacinaceae. Ultimately, its taxonomic identity is defined by its placement within the genus Casimirella.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse distribution across several regions of the South American continent. In Northern South America, it can be found within the territories of French Guiana and Venezuela. Its range also extends into Western South America, where it is present in Colombia and Ecuador. Additionally, the species is documented to grow within the borders of Bolivia. These locations highlight the broad ecological presence of Casimirella ampla across both northern and western landscapes.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Casimirella ampla is defined by its preference for specific lowland forest environments, where it thrives within both Floresta de Igapó and Floresta de Terra Firme habitats. This species occupies a narrow altitudinal band, maintaining an elevational range that begins at a minimum of 80 m AMSL and reaches a maximum of 120 m AMSL. By inhabiting both seasonally flooded igapó forests and non-flooded terra firme forests, the plant demonstrates an adaptability to varying soil moisture levels and hydrological cycles within these tropical forest ecosystems.

Elevational range max:

120 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

80 m AMSL

Habitat :

Floresta de Igapó, Floresta de Terra Firme

Morphology

The morphology of Casimirella ampla is characterized by a versatile growth habit that allows it to exist across a range of ecological niches, manifesting as a woody plant that can take the form of either a tree or a shrub. While it possesses the capacity to inhabit aquatic, semiaquatic, or terrestrial environments, its primary structural expression is that of a terrestrial organism. As a climber, it functions as an obligatory liana, utilizing external structures for support rather than being self-supporting. Although it possesses the capacity for epiphytic tendencies, it is fundamentally characterized as a terrestrial species. Furthermore, the plant maintains an independent life cycle, functioning as a non-parasitic organism that does not rely on a host for survival.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

liana

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Growth form :

shrub

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Casimirella ampla has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root.

Root

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Chemicals

Casimirella ampla has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Acrenol, Annonalide, Humirianthol.

Acrenol

1. Phytochemistry

Annonalide

1. Phytochemistry

Humirianthol

1. Phytochemistry

Preparations

Casimirella ampla has 1 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include ethanolic extract.

Ethanolic extract

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology