Piliostigma racemosum

Piliostigma racemosum

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 racemosum

Name

Piliostigma racemosum (Lam.) Bedd., 1863

Synonyms

• Bauhinia parviflora Vahl
• Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
• Bauhinia spicata Rottler ex Spreng.
• Bauhinia tenuis Span.
• Bauhinia timorensis Decne.
• Pauletia racemosa (Lam.) A.Schmitz
• Telestria racemosa (Lam.) Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central Introduced into: Iraq, Mauritania, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H., 1863. The Trees of the Madras Presidency 25.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Piliostigma racemosum 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 racemosum. Published online. Accessed: Sep 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Piliostigma racemosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2022 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

English: Bidi leaf tree
हिन्दी: आपटा
മലയാളം: മലയത്തി
ไทย: ชงโคนา
中文: 总状花羊蹄甲

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