Tipuana (Fabaceae)

Tipuana tipu

Tipuana tipu

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: Tipuana
Species: T. tipu

Name

Tipuana (Benth.) Benth., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4(Suppl.): 72 (1860).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Machaerium sect. Tipuana Benth., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 267. (1853).
    • Type species: Machaerium tipu Benth.
    • Lectotype designated by Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 5: 137 (1930)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Uruguay Introduced into: Canary Is., India, Iraq, Kenya, Leeward Is., Malawi, New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1860. Synopsis of the Dalbergieae, a Tribe of Leguminosae. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 4(Suppl.): 1–134. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Tipuana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Tipuana. Published online. Accessed: Nov 14 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Tipuana (Fabaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: Tipuana Nov14 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Rosewood, Pride of Bolivia, Tipa

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