Cynometra elmeri

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: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Cynometra
Species: Cynometra elmeri

Name

Cynometra elmeri Merr., Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15: 98 (1929)

• Type: A.D.E. Elmer 21386 (October 1922 – March 1923; Holotype: UC [​US290107]; Isotypes: A 00097919, BISH [​BISH1001709 (509057)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BM {BM000946920^(JSTOR), BM000946921^(JSTOR)}, BO-70195, BR [​BR0000005194186^(JSTOR)], C [​C10012086^(JSTOR)], CAS [​CAS0033127^(JSTOR)], CM [​CM200113 (1000)^(JSTOR)], G [​G00364929^(JSTOR)], GH 00139239^(JSTOR), HBG [​HBG520049^(JSTOR)], L {0018886^(JSTOR), 0018887^(JSTOR)}, M-0215254^(JSTOR), MICH [​MICH1107214^(JSTOR)], MO {MO-714968, MO-714969^{(JSTOR: MO-714968, MO-714969)}, NY {NY00004312^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY00004313^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, P [​P03090268^(JSTOR)], S-G-8477, U 0003265^(JSTOR), US [US00001065 (2947310)^(JSTOR)]; Possible type: PH [​PH00009305]).
  • Note: Merrill published the number for the type erroneously as 21368 (Knaap-van Meeuwen 1970: 29).
• Type locality: [Malaysia.] N. Borneo: Tawao.

Misapplied names

• Cynometra inaequifolia auct. non A.Gray, U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15: 473 (1854): Ridl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938: 279 (1938)
  • Note: vide Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 29).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Borneo (Sarawak), Philippines References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. 1929. Plantae Elmerianae Borneenses. University of California Publications in Botany 15: 1–316. hdl: 2027/inu.30000121586832 [US access only]. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Knaap-van Meeuwen, M.S. 1970. A revision of four genera of the tribe Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae-Cynometreae in Indomalesia and the Pacific. Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 18(1): 1-52. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Cynometra elmeri Merr. (Near Threatened) - Assessed by M. Barstow on 7 August 2018 and published in 2020.
• Cynometra elmeri Merr., Catalogue of Life. Accessed: 10 May 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cynometra elmeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cynometra elmeri. Published online. Accessed: 10 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cynometra elmeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 May 2021.