Fabaceae

Pterocarpus Jacq.

First published in Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 283 (1763), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Assam, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Seychelles, Society Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 237.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 283, t.183, fig. 93 (1763), nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Select. Stirp. Am. Hist.: 283, t. 183/92 (1763), nom. conserv. propos.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2019 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21569] Brazil K000207448 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Lima, H.C. [4330] Brazil K001076590 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Hatschbach, G.G.; Silva, J.M. [61460] Brazil K001076592 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Silva, J.M.; Barbosa, E. [5366] Brazil K001076589 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Constantino, D. [1047] Brazil K001076587 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Blanchet, J.S. [3785] Brazil K000207456 Type No
Jan 1, 2019 Santos, F.S. [02] Brazil K000207469 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Pinheiro, F. [27] Brazil K001076585 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Pollard, B.J. [417] Cameroon K000746682 Yes
Jun 3, 2010 Lotter, M.C.; Turpin, B.C. [1776] Mozambique K000787929 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H. [2515] Brazil K000579759 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A.C.; Piva, J.H. [139] Brazil K000578450 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.; Millike, N.; Biggs, N.; Henicka, G.S.; Silveria, E.A.; Piva, J.H. [1100] Brazil K000578451 Yes
Apr 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10210] Cameroon K000027490 No
Oct 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8928] Cameroon K000027491 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Sarmento, A.C. [60680] Brazil K000207452 No
Feb 1, 2000 Queiroz, L.P. [4825] Brazil K000207455 Holotype No
Feb 1, 2000 Queiroz, L.P. [4825] Brazil K000207454 Type Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Rocha, P. [24] Brazil K000207453 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5923] Cameroon K000436007 Yes
May 1, 1990 Nemba, J. [433] Cameroon K000087497 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Westphal; Westphal-Stevels [9941] Cameroon K000087500 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Westphal; Westphal-Stevels [9927] Cameroon K000092501 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Fay, J.M.; Doka, J. [4651] Central African Republic K000627819 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Mann, G. [713] Cameroon K000087498 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Pierre, L. [516] Cambodia K000827891 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Richard, M. [s.n.] Madagascar K000379339 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Pierre, L. [6544] Vietnam K000827887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Pierre, L. [6544] Vietnam K000827888 Type Yes
Schimper [1597] Ethiopia K000379368 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1597] Ethiopia K000379369 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1597] Ethiopia K000379367 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1668] Ethiopia K000379371 Type Yes
Schimper [1668] Ethiopia K000379370 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fay, J.M. [4765] Central African Republic K000627818 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122354 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blanchet, J.S. [2818] Brazil K001076594 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12865] Thailand K000827890 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122351 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell, W.J. [3860] Brazil K001076595 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5843] Burma K001122357 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122353 Unknown Type Material Yes
Myers, J.G. [6377] Sudan K000627815 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000827895 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5843] Malaysia K001122355 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pierre, L. [1043] Cambodia K000827892 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5845] K001122361 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pierre, L. [125] Vietnam K000827889 Isotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5843] Burma K001122356 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122349 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122352 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [15016] Ecuador K:SPC-62949.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122350 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5843] Burma K001122358 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000827896 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0