Pterocarpus lucens

Pterocarpus lucens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Dalbergieae
Genus: Pterocarpus
Species: Pterocarpus lucens
Subspecies: P. l. subsp. antunesii – P. l. subsp. lucens

Name

Pterocarpus lucens Lepr. ex Guill. & Perr., Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 228 (1832).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lingoum lucens (Lepr. ex Guill. & Perr.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 193 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Guillemin, J.-A., Perrottet, S. & Richard, A. 1831–1833. Florae Senegambiae Tentamen, seu historia plantarum in diversis Senegambiae regionibus a peregrinatoribus Perrottet et Leprieur detectarum. Tomus 1. XI+316 pp., [5, ind., 1, err.], 72 tt. Treuttel et Wurtz, Parisiis [Paris], Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pterocarpus lucens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pterocarpus lucens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pterocarpus lucens. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pterocarpus lucens. Accessed: 12 Aug 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pterocarpus lucens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Small-leaved bloodwood

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