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White moho

Heliocarpus americanus L.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Heliocarpus

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White moho: Heliocarpus americanus , Malvengewächse (Malvaceae), Grewioideae – Kolumbien/Colombia: Dpto. Huila, oberhalb von La Chaquira, ca. 2,4 km N San Agustín, ca. 1650
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
English
White moho
Portuguese
Jangada brava
Spanish
Majaguillo

Synonyms

  • Heliocarpus americanus subsp. popayanensis (Kunth) Meijer
  • Heliocarpus americanus var. popayanensis (Kunth) K.Schum.
  • Heliocarpus americanus var. schumannii Baker f.
  • Heliocarpus americanus var. typicus K.Schum.
  • Heliocarpus australis E.Watson
  • Heliocarpus boliviensis Hochr.
  • Heliocarpus costaricensis Sprague
  • Heliocarpus cuspidatus Lundell
  • Heliocarpus diclinus Hochr.
  • Heliocarpus floribundus Lundell
  • Heliocarpus gentlei Lundell
  • Heliocarpus horridus Lundell
  • Heliocarpus nelsonii Rose
  • Heliocarpus oblongifolius Turcz.
  • Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth
  • Heliocarpus popayanensis var. grandifolius Hochr.
  • Heliocarpus popayanensis var. purdiei Baker f.
  • Heliocarpus popayanensis var. schumannii Baker f.
  • Heliocarpus popayanensis var. trichopoda (Turcz.) Baker f.
  • Heliocarpus rosei Hochr.
  • Heliocarpus rudis E.Watson
  • Heliocarpus stipulatus Hochr.
  • Heliocarpus subtrilobus Sprague
  • Heliocarpus tomentosus Turcz.
  • Heliocarpus trichopodus Turcz.
  • Heliocarpus viridis E.Watson

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.