Osteophloeum

Osteophloeum is a genus of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It contains a single tree species, Osteophloeum platyspermum, native to Panama and northern and western South America.^[5]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Magnoliids

Order:Magnoliales

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Osteophloeum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Myristicaceae
Genus:	Osteophloeum Warb.
Species:	O. platyspermum
Binomial name
Osteophloeum platyspermum (Spruce ex A.DC.) Warb.
Varieties[2]
Osteophloeum platyspermum var. platyspermum Osteophloeum platyspermum var. sulcatum (Little) T.S.Jaram. & Balslev
Synonyms[3][4]
Myristica platysperma Spruce ex A.DC. Palala platysperma (Spruce ex A.DC.) Kuntze synonyms of var. platyspermum: Iryanthera krukovii A.C.Sm. synonyms of var. sulcatum: Osteophloeum sulcatum Little

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Two varieties are accepted:^[2]

• Osteophloeum platyspermum var. platyspermum – Bolivia, Northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela^[3]
• Osteophloeum platyspermum var. sulcatum (Little) T.S.Jaram. & Balslev – Colombia and Ecuador^[4]