Taxon:  Hancornia speciosa Gomes



Summary
Genus:
Hancornia
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:
Willughbeieae
Nomen number:
18241
Place of publication:
Observ. bot.-med. Bras. pl. 2:3, t. 1.  1803 (Mem. Math. Phis. Acad. Real Sci. Lisboa 3(1, Mem. Corresp.):53, t. 1.  1812)
Verified:
02/07/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Almeida Q., G. et al. 2019. Agronomic evaluation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes germplasm collection from the Brazilian Cerrado. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 19:8-14.
  2. Álvares-Carvalho, S. V. et al. 2022. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 69:2179-2189. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-022-01368-9.
  3. Angely, J. A. 1965. Flora analitica do Parana.
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Bailão, E. F. L. C. et al. 2021. Food composition data: edible plants in Cerrado. In: Jacob, M. C. M. & U. P. Albuquerque, Local food plants of Brazil 179-224. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69139-4_10. Note: a multipurpose tree; fruits locally consumed fresh or in jellies; trunk latex with potential pharmacology applications; seeds potential for bio-oils used in cosmetic industry
  6. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  7. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  8. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  9. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  10. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  11. Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
  12. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  13. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  14. Monachino, J. 1945. A revision of Hancornia (Apocynaceae). Lilloa 11:19-48.
  15. Nunes, V. V. et al. 2022. Pharmaceutical, food potential, and molecular data of Hancornia speciosa Gomes: a systematic review. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 69:525-543. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-021-01319-w(0123456789().,-volV()0123456789()..
  16. Silva Junior, J. F. et al. 2018. Hancornia speciosa. Mangaba. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 177-192.
  17. Villachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. In: Secretaria Pro-Tempore, Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 44:189-194.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
French caoutchouc de Pernambouc  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
German Mangabeira-Baum  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Portuguesemangaba  2Villachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. In: Secretaria Pro-Tempore, Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 44:189-194.
Portuguesemangabeira  2Villachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. In: Secretaria Pro-Tempore, Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 44:189-194.
Spanishmangaba  2Villachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. In: Secretaria Pro-Tempore, Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 44:189-194.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAlagoas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Almeida Q., G. et al. 2019. Agronomic evaluation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes germplasm collection from the Brazilian Cerrado. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 19:8-14.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeará Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspírito Santo Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás Almeida Q., G. et al. 2019. Agronomic evaluation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes germplasm collection from the Brazilian Cerrado. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 19:8-14.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso Almeida Q., G. et al. 2019. Agronomic evaluation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes germplasm collection from the Brazilian Cerrado. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 19:8-14.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul Almeida Q., G. et al. 2019. Agronomic evaluation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes germplasm collection from the Brazilian Cerrado. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 19:8-14.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais Almeida Q., G. et al. 2019. Agronomic evaluation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes germplasm collection from the Brazilian Cerrado. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 19:8-14.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaíba Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiauí Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSergipe Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAmambay Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCanindeyú Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayConcepción Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguaySan Pedro Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaEl Beni Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Sergipe]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [El Beni, Santa Cruz], Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay [Amambay, Concepción, San Pedro, Canindeyú]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil

Reference(s)
  1. Almeida Q., G. et al. 2019. Agronomic evaluation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes germplasm collection from the Brazilian Cerrado. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 19:8-14.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  4. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  5. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  6. Jørgensen, P. M., ed. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalrevegetatorpotential, for restinga vegetationÁlvares-Carvalho, S. V. et al. 2022. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation of Hancornia speciosa Gomes. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 69:2179-2189. DOI: 10.1007/s10722-022-01368-9.
Human foodfruit Silva Junior, J. F. et al. 2018. Hancornia speciosa. Mangaba. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 177-192.
Human foodfruitpotentialVillachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. In: Secretaria Pro-Tempore, Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 44:189-194.
Human foodfruitpotentialBailão, E. F. L. C. et al. 2021. Food composition data: edible plants in Cerrado. In: Jacob, M. C. M. & U. P. Albuquerque, Local food plants of Brazil 179-224. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69139-4_10. Note: a multipurpose tree; fruits locally consumed fresh or in jellies; trunk latex with potential pharmacology applications; seeds potential for bio-oils used in cosmetic industry
Materialslatex/rubberpotentialVillachica, H. 1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. In: Secretaria Pro-Tempore, Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 44:189-194.
Materialslipidspotential, for bio-oilBailão, E. F. L. C. et al. 2021. Food composition data: edible plants in Cerrado. In: Jacob, M. C. M. & U. P. Albuquerque, Local food plants of Brazil 179-224. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69139-4_10. Note: a multipurpose tree; fruits locally consumed fresh or in jellies; trunk latex with potential pharmacology applications; seeds potential for bio-oils used in cosmetic industry
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18241. Accessed 6 November 2026.