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; holotypus: UC290107; isotypes: A 00097919, BISH1001709, BM {BM000946920^(JSTOR), BM000946921^(JSTOR)}, BR0000005194186, C10012086, CAS0033127, CM1000, G00364929^(JSTOR), GH 00139239^(JSTOR), HBG520049, L {0018886^(JSTOR), 0018887^(JSTOR)}, M0215254, MICH1107214^(JSTOR), MO {MO-714968, MO-714969^{(JSTOR: MO-714968, MO-714969)}, NY {NY00004312^(JSTOR), NY00004313^(JSTOR)}, P03090268^(JSTOR), S-G-8477, U 0003265^(JSTOR), US00001065-2947310^(JSTOR); possible type: 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: see Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 29).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Borneo, 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. Google Books. 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

• 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.
• IUCN: Cynometra elmeri Merr. (Near Threatened)
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cynometra elmeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 May 2021.