Fabaceae
Bauhinia

Bauhinia forficata Link

First published in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 404 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and N. Argentina. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.501.2.2. epublication.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Meneces, E.; Terceros, W. [257] Bolivia K000622106 Yes
Aug 4, 2000 Almeida, K.; Silva, T.M.C. [59] Brazil K000807329 Yes
Jun 26, 1998 Medri, C.; Kinupp, V.F.; Francisco, E.M. [997] Brazil K000807323 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Serato, A. [0055] Bolivia K000622107 Yes
May 1, 1995 Amorim, A.M.; Santos, T.S.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G. [898] Brazil K000056928 Yes
May 1, 1995 Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [651] Brazil K000056923 Yes
May 1, 1991 Vaz, A.F.; Vaz, H.M. [928] Brazil K000807326 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Mori, S.; Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, T.S. [10734] Brazil K000056925 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Mori, S. [12743] Brazil K000056927 Yes
Nov 1, 1990 Santos, T.S. [4353] Brazil K000056922 Yes
Sep 1, 1986 Carvalho, A.M.; Carvalho, F.A. [2360] Brazil K000056921 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Lemos, R.P.L.; Staviski, M.N.R. [761] Brazil K000056917 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Carvalho, A.M.; Barroso, G.M.; Lima, H.P.Bautista,M.P.M.; Silva, L.A.M.; Peixoto, O.; Santos, A.V.P. [1918] Brazil K000056924 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Silva, L.A.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Santos, T.S. [1571] Brazil K000056933 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.; Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, T.S. [11335] Brazil K000056926 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Pedra do Cavalo, G.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L. [930] Brazil K000056920 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.; Santos, T.S.; Thompson, C.B. [10788] Brazil K000056931 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Silva, L.A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Ribeiro, A.J. [536] Brazil K000056932 Yes
Mar 1, 1983 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L. [984] Brazil K000056918 Yes
Mar 1, 1983 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L. [984] Brazil K000056919 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Usteri, A. [73b] Brazil K000807319 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000807339 Yes
Burchell [1761] Brazil K000807301 Yes
Weir, J. [74] Brazil K000807299 Yes
Usteri, P.A. [99b] Brazil K000807320 Yes
Muller, F. [222] Brazil K000807309 Yes
Groppo, M. [360] Brazil K000807325 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [12345] Peru K000622110 No
Hooker [s.n.] Brazil K000807305 Yes
Silva, F.C. [1578] Brazil K000807322 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Mimura, I. [5822] Brazil K000807336 Yes
Sandeman, C. [s.n.] Brazil K000807300 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [I.261/2] Brazil K000807338 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [4727] Brazil K000807296 Yes
Pirani, J.R.; Magenta, M.A.G.; Conceição, A.A. [3376] Brazil K000807330 Yes
Martius [s.n.] Brazil K000807337 Yes
Miers, J. [3328] Brazil K000807331 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4355] Brazil K000807314 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4206] Brazil K000807310 Yes
Constantino, D. [176] Brazil K000807307 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [12345] Peru K000622109 No
Owens, S.J. United States K:SPC-54092.000 No
Reitz, P.R. [6111] Brazil K000807315 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [39621] Brazil K000807328 Yes
Burchell [2968] Brazil K000807298 Yes
Marquete, R.; Marquete, N.; Valente, M.C.; Nogueira, C.; Manoel; Pinto, W.; Chaves, W.P. [2395] Brazil K000807342 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [40669] Brazil K000807340 Yes
Ribeiro, R.D.; Melo, R.D. [413] Brazil K000807341 Yes
Whitford, H.N. [14] Brazil K000807317 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Mimura, I. [5716] Brazil K000807313 Yes
Sucre, D.; Braga, P.J.J. [4479] Brazil K000807291 Yes
Gaudichaud [s.n.] Brazil K000807308 Yes
Klein, R. [1398] Brazil K000807297 Yes
Eiten, G.; Clayton, W.D. [6057] Brazil K000807303 Yes
Hooker [128] Brazil K000807306 Yes
Martius [1152] Brazil K000807302 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [47744] Brazil K000807327 Yes
A.A.C. [50] Peru K000622108 No
Owens, S.J. United States K:SPC-54098.000 No
Mexia, Y. [4156] Brazil K000807312 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4502] Brazil K000807332 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [21008] Brazil K000807294 Yes
Mertens [797] Brazil K000807334 Yes
Usteri, A. [189] Brazil K000807316 Yes
Weddell, M. [594] Brazil K000807304 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000807335 Yes
Miers, J. [3328] Brazil K000807321 Yes
Saavedra, M.M.; Fraga, C.N.; Ribeiro, R.; Vieira, C.W. [584] Brazil K000807324 Yes
Boog [s.n.] Brazil K000807318 Yes
Gardner [752] Brazil K000807333 Yes
s.coll. [752] Brazil K000807293 Yes
Trigoso, J.R. [1083] Peru K000622105 Yes
Sucre, D.; Braga, P.J.S. [4590] Brazil K000807292 Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000807295 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4206] Brazil K000807311 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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/
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