Philenoptera violacea

Philenoptera violacea

Philenoptera violacea

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: Millettieae
Genus: Philenoptera
Species: Philenoptera violacea

Name

Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire, Kew Bull. 55(1): 89 (2000)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Capassa violacea Klotzsch, Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 6(Bot., 1): 28, t. 5 (1861)
    • Typus: W.C.H. Peters s.n. (Holotypus: B [presumably destroyed]; Isotypus: K [​K000263244^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Mossambique [= Mozambique]. [Manica e Sofala:] Rios de Sena, etwas entfernt von der Küste [= somewhat far away from the coast].
• Homotypic
  • Lonchocarpus violaceus (Klotzsch) Oliv., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29(1): 63 (1872), nom. illeg., non (Jacq.) Kunth ex DC. (1825)
  • Lonchocarpus capassa Rolfe in F. Oates, Matabele Land, ed. 2: 897 (1889); not accepted by Harms (1902) [cited as Derris violaceus], Schrire (2000) and Nkonki et al. (2003) [cited as Philenoptera violacea]
  • Derris violacea (Klotzsch) Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(1): 174 (1902)

Misapplied names

• Lonchocarpus philenoptera auct. non Benth. [= Philenoptera laxiflora (Guill. & Perr.) Roberty]: J. Discov. Source Nile [Speke], App.: 632 (1863)
  • Note: fide Oliver (1872).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre [fide Schrire 2000]. East Tropical Africa Tanzania [fide Schrire 2000]. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga, Northern Province). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schrire, B.D. 2000. A synopsis of the genus Philenoptera (Leguminosae-Millettieae) from Africa and Madagascar. Kew Bulletin 55(1): 81–94. DOI: 10.2307/4117762 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page.  [see page 95]
• Gillett, J.B., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. 1971. Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae, Part 1. 501 pp. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. London: Crown Agents for Overseas Governments &​ Administrations. ISBN 0-85592-016-5 Online (JSTOR). Reference page. 
• Harms, H. 1902. Über das Vorkommen der Meliaceen-Gattung Pseudocedrela Harms im Togogebiete, nebst Bemerkungen über die bisher in Afrika nachgewiesenen Mahagoni-Bäume. Notizblatt des Königl. botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 3(28): 167–170. (German) DOI: 10.2307/3994034 . BHL. Reference page. 
• Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. 2009. Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed. 525 pp. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia. ISBN 978-99916-0-970-6 Reference page. 
• Nkonki, T., Glen, H.F., Swelankomo, N., Jordaan, M., Germishuizen, G. & Moteetee, A. 2003. Fabaceae. In: Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.), Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 472–559. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.  [see page 539]
• Oliver, D. 1873–1875. Dicotyledones. The Botany of the Speeke and Grant expedition. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 29(1): 25–69 (BHL), (2): 70–103 (BHL), (3): 104–151 (BHL). Reference page. 
• Peters, W.C.H. 1862[1861]. Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique: auf Befehl Seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV, in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848, [Vol. 6], Botanik. I. Abteilung. 48 tt. Berlin: Georg Reimer. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, 2019. Philenoptera violacea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146201349A146201351.en.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Philenoptera violacea. Accessed: 2024 September 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Philenoptera violacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Philenoptera violacea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 March 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Philenoptera violacea. Published online. Accessed: 1 September 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Philenoptera violacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 March 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Philenoptera violacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Appelblaar
English: Apple-leaf
isiZulu: umBhandu, umPhanda, isiHomohomo

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