Piliostigma thonningii

Piliostigma thonningii

Feuilles du Piliostigma thonningii

Piliostigma thonningii

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: Cercidoideae
Genus: Piliostigma
Species: Piliostigma thonningii

Name

• Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 35: t. 3460, p. 2. (1947).

Synonyms

• Bauhinia abyssinica A.Rich.
• Bauhinia articulata Oliv.
• Bauhinia pyrrhocarpa Hochst.
• Bauhinia tamarindacea Delile
• Bauhinia thonningii Schumach.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. (1947) Hooker's Icon. Pl. 35 : t. 3460, p. 2.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Piliostigma thonningii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Piliostigma thonningii. Published online. Accessed: Sep 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Piliostigma thonningii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Piliostigma thonningii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Sep 08.

Vernacular names

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