Cynometra ramiflora

Cynometra ramiflora

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 ramiflora

Name

Cynometra ramiflora L., Sp. Pl. 1: 382 (1753)

• Type: G.E.Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 1: t. 63 (1741); as Cynomorium Silvestre (vide Knaap-van Meeuwen 1970: 23)
• Type locality: [Indonesia. Ambon Island.]

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Limonia diphylla Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(2): 440 (1774); not accepted by Merrill (1938: 345) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
  • Cynometra bijuga Span. ex Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 78 (1855); not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 23), Govaerts (1999) and Kumar & Sane (2003) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Type: an unpublished drawing no 6 of Spanoghe (L).
  • Cynometra ramiflora var. heterophylla Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 97 (1859); not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 23) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Type: Gardner s.n. (Holotype: PDA?).
    • Type locality: Ceylon[Sri Lanka]. Trincomalee, Caltuna Dist.
  • Cynometra ramiflora var. bijuga (Span. ex Miq.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 2: 296 (1864); not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 23) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Type: see C. bijuga.
  • Afzelia australis F.M.Bailey, Syn. Queensl. Fl., Suppl. 2: 19 (1888); not accepted by Govaerts (1995) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
  • Cynometra schumanniana Harms, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 186 (1898); not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 23) and Govaerts (1999) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Type: M.U. Hollrung 736 (September 1887, in flower; Holotype: B [destroyed]; Isotypes: BO-70260^(GBIF), K [​K000789046^(JSTOR)], L 0018894^(JSTOR)).
    • Type locality: Neu-Guinea[Papua New Guinea]. Kaiser Wilhelmsland, II. Augusta-Station.
  • Cynometra whitfordii Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 2734 (1915); not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 23) and Govaerts (1999) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Type: A.D.E. Elmer 13465 (August 1912; Holotype: destroyed; Isotypes: A 00053540^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BISH [​BISH1001712 (508814)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BM [​BM000946669^(JSTOR), under number '13645'], BO-70131^(GBIF), BRIT [​BRIT23519, under number '13456'], CAS [​CAS0033128^(JSTOR)], E [​E00317649^(JSTOR)], G {G00364944^(JSTOR), G00364945^(JSTOR)}, GH, K [​K000296069], L 0018893^(JSTOR), MICH [​MICH1107216^(JSTOR)], MO-714964^(JSTOR), NY [​NY00004320^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, under wrong number '13645'], P [​P02927443^(JSTOR)], U 0003220^(JSTOR), US [​US00001080 (894535)^(JSTOR)], W 1915-0013163, Z-000022674^(GBIF)).
    • Type locality: [The Philippines.] Mindanao: Province of Agusan, Cabadbaran (Mt. Urdaneta).
  • Cynometra carolinensis Kaneh., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 455 (1932); not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 24) and Govaerts (1999) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Type: R. Kanehira 5101 (July 1929; Isotype: NY [​NY00004310^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Palau. Armonogui, in primary forest.
  • Cynometra carolinensis var. glabrescens Kaneh., J. Dept. Agric. Kyushu Imp. Univ. 4: 330 (1935), nom. nud.; not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 24) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Type: R. Kanehira 1915 (Holotype: TAI).
    • Type locality: Palau. Aimiriik.
  • Cynometra hosinoi Kaneh., J. Dept. Agric. Kyushu Imp. Univ. 4: 330 (1935); not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 24), Govaerts (1999) and Lock & Ford (2004) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Type: R. Kanehira 2140 (20 February 1933; Holotype: TAI; Isotypes: US {US00001068 (1656951) [dupl.], US00227471 (1967164)}).
    • Type locality: [Federated States of Micronesia.] Pohnpei: Kolonia.
  • Cynometra neocaledonica Guillaumin, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 83: 307 (1936); as C. neo-caledonica; not accepted by Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 24), Govaerts (1999) [cited as Cynometra ramiflora]
    • Lectotype: B. Balansa 3662 (April 1872; Holotype: P [​P00624910^(JSTOR)]; Isotypes: A 00053542^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, HBG [​HBG520440^(JSTOR), under number '3226'], L {0018896^(JSTOR), 0018897^(JSTOR)}, MO {MO-266295, MO-3237506^(JSTOR)}, NOU [​NOU082756^(JSTOR)], P {P00624908^(JSTOR), P00624909^(JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: Nouvelle-Calédonie[New Caledonia]. Bords du Dothio à Ouroué.

Misapplied names

• Cynometra polyandra auct. non Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3(4): 83 (1820): Miq., Anal. Bot. Ind. 1: 11 (1850)
  • Note: vide Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 23).
• Trachylobium verrucosum auct. non (Gaertn.) Oliv.: Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 7: 457 (1886)
  • Note: vide Knaap-van Meeuwen (1970: 23).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Is., Cambodia, Nicobar Is., Thailand. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is. (including East Timor), Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia), Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas I.. Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Is.. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Is. (Micronesia Federated States, Palau), Marianas (Guam, Northern Marianas). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 382. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rumphius, G.E. (†) 1741. Herbarium Amboinense, Plurimas conplectens Arbores, Frutices, Herbas, Plantas terrestres & aquaticas, Quae in Amboina, et adjacentibus reperiuntur insulis, Adcuratissime descriptas juxta earum formas, cum diuersis denominationibus cultura, usu, ac virtutibus. Quod & insuper exhibet varia insectorum animaliumque genera, Plurima cum naturalibus eorum figuris depicta. Pars Prima[Vol. 1]. BHL Reference page. 
• Miquel, F.A.W. 1855–1858. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie. vol. 1 No. 1 XXIV + 1116 pp., C. G. van der Post, Amsterdam. BHL. Reference page. 
• Thwaites, G.H.K. 1858–1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habitats, uses, native names, etc. VIII+483 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Bentham, G. & Mueller, F.J.H. v. 1864. Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Volume 2. Leguminosae to Combretaceae. 521 pp., London, L. Reeve & co. BHL Reference page. 
• Elmer, A.D.E. 1915. Two Hundred Twenty Six New Species―II. Leaflets of Philippine Botany 8: 2719–2883. BHL Reference page. 
• Kanehira, R. 1932. New or noteworthy trees from Micronesia (I). The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 46(547): 449–457. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.46.449 J-Stage (PDF) Reference page. 
• Kanehira, R. 1935. An enumeration of Micronesian plants. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 4(6): 237–464. DOI: 10.5109/22573 Reference page. 
• Guillaumin, A. 1936. Matériaux pour la flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. XL. Revision des Légumineuses. Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 83(4–5): 294–315. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1936.10836355 Reference page. 
• Merrill, E.D. 1938. A Critical Consideration of Houttuyn's New Genera and New Species of Plants, 1773–1783. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19(4): 291–375. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. 2003. Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist. 536 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. 2004. Legumes of Malesia a Check-List. 295 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cynometra ramiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• IUCN: Cynometra ramiflora L. (Least Concern) - Assessed by M. Barstow on 21 August 2018 and published in 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cynometra ramiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cynometra ramiflora. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cynometra ramiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2021.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cynometra ramiflora. Accessed: 2023 October 31.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Melayu: Katong

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