Piliostigma rufescens

Piliostigma rufescens

Piliostigma rufescens

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 rufescens

Name

Piliostigma rufescens (Lam.) Benth.

Synonyms

• Adenolobus rufescens (Lam.) A.Schmitz
• Bauhinia adansoniana Guill. & Perr.
• Bauhinia parvifolia Hochst. ex Fielding & Gardn.
• Bauhinia rubescens Pers.
• Bauhinia rufescens Lam.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo Introduced into: India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1852. Pl. Jungh. (Miquel) 262.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Piliostigma rufescens 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 rufescens. Published online. Accessed: Sep 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Piliostigma rufescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

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