Vismia jefensis

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Malpighiales, it is classified under the family Hypericaceae. Specifically, its taxonomic identity is defined by the genus Vismia, with its species designation being Vismia jefensis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution that spans across two distinct regions of the Americas. Within Central America, its presence is documented in the country of Panamá. Moving toward the western part of the South American continent, the species can also be found in Colombia. These two locations represent the known territories where the plant thrives in its natural habitat. Consequently, its range is characterized by these specific tropical locations in both hemispheres.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Vismia jefensis is characterized by its broad adaptability across varying topographic gradients, allowing it to inhabit a wide vertical spectrum within its native habitat. This species occupies an expansive elevational range, spanning from sea level up to a maximum altitude of 2020 m AMSL. This distribution from 0 m to 2020 m AMSL suggests that the plant is capable of thriving in diverse ecological niches, ranging from lowland tropical environments to higher-altitude montane ecosystems. Such a wide altitudinal breadth indicates a high degree of environmental plasticity, enabling the species to persist across significant shifts in temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure found throughout these different elevational zones.

Elevational range max:

2020 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

0 m AMSL

Morphology

The morphology of Vismia jefensis is characterized by a woody structure, exhibiting a growth form that ranges from a shrub to a tree. As a terrestrial organism, it is neither aquatic nor semiaquatic, nor does it function as an epiphyte, maintaining a strictly terrestrial existence. The plant is an independent species, lacking any parasitic tendencies, and functions as a self-supporting organism rather than a liana, vine, or climbing plant.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Growth form :

shrub

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Vismia jefensis has 8 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Deacetylvismione A, FERRUGININ C, Harunganin, VISMIONE B, Vismiaquinone.

Deacetylvismione A

1. Journal of natural products

FERRUGININ C

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Harunganin

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VISMIONE B

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Vismiaquinone

1. Journal of natural products

Vismin

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bivismiaquinone

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deacetylvismione H

1. Journal of natural products

Conditions

Vismia jefensis has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include lung cancer.

Lung cancer

1. Journal of natural products