Aspidosperma megalocarpon

Aspidosperma megalocarpon is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It can be found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela, and NW Brazil.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][1]}

Aspidosperma megalocarpon
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Aspidosperma
Species:	A. megalocarpon
Binomial name
Aspidosperma megalocarpon Müll.Arg.[2]
Synonyms[2]
Macaglia megalocarpa (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze Of subsp. megalocarpon Aspidosperma lundellianum Woodson Aspidosperma stegomeris (Woodson) Woodson Cufodontia arborea Woodson Cufodontia escuintlensis Matuda Cufodontia lundelliana Woodson Cufodontia stegomeris Woodson Of subsp. curranii Aspidosperma curranii Standl.

Subspecies

As of February 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:^[2]

1. Aspidosperma megalocarpon subsp. curranii (Standl.) Marc.-Ferr. - Panama, Colombia
2. Aspidosperma megalocarpon subsp. megalocarpon - from Veracruz to NW Brazil

Conservation

Aspidosperma megalocarpon has been assessed as "near threatened".^[1] Under the synonym Aspidosperma curranii, A. megalocarpon subsp. curranii has been assessed as "vulnerable".^[9]