Machaerium lunatum

Machaerium lunatum

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: Dalbergieae
Genus: Machaerium
Species: Machaerium lunatum

Name

Machaerium lunatum (L.f.) Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 310. (1925)

Synonyms

• Drepanocarpus africanus G.Don
• Drepanocarpus lunatus (L.f.) G.Mey.
• Mimosa reversa Sieber ex Steud.
• Nephrosis aculeata Rich. ex DC.
• Orucaria lunata (L.f.) Juss. ex DC.
• Pterocarpus anterus J.F.Gmel.
• Pterocarpus apterus Gaertn.
• Pterocarpus lunatus L.f.
• Sommerfeldtia obovata Schumach.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Machaerium lunatum Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ducke, A. 1925. Archivos do Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro 4: 310.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Machaerium lunatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Machaerium lunatum. Published online. Accessed: Nov 11 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Machaerium lunatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Nov11 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Machaerium lunatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: September 3, 2018.

Vernacular names

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