Asteraceae
Montanoa

Montanoa ovalifolia DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 566 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Ecuador. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as boundry barrier support and a medicine, has environmental uses, for firewood, fuel and food and for erosion control.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
arboloco, camargo, jícama, jiquimilla, jíquina, jome, pauche, ucapón, upa, upacón, upo
[UNAL]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 1500 - 3200 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Arbolito, árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Distribution
Native from Colombia.
Ecology
Alt. 1500 - 3200 m.
Conservation
Not Evaluated.
Morphology General Habit
Tree.
Vernacular
Jomi.
[UPB]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1500–3200 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Santander.
Habit
Small tree, Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Acapón, Arboloco, Camargo, Jícama, Jiquimilla, Jíquina, Jome, Pauche, Treeoco de bogotá, Upa, Upacón, Upacón, Upo
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Environmental Boundary Barrier Support Plants
Live plant (in situ) - Used for animal barriers (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Environmental Erosion Control
Live plant (in situ) - Used for erosion control (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Fuel Fuelwood
Used for fuelwood (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Materials Other Materials
Leaves - Used to wrap cheese (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
Medicinal (Instituto Humboldt 2014).
[UPB]

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Fuel
Used for fuels.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Common Names

Spanish
Jomi, upacón, arboloco de Bogotá.

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0