Fabaceae
Bauhinia

Bauhinia pauletia Pers.

First published in Syn. Pl. 1: 455 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Trinidad. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2019). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 3: 1-398. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • S.Calderon & P.C.Standley (1944). Lista Preliminar de las plantas de El Salvador, ed. 2: 1-450. Ediciones culturales de la universidad de El Salvador.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2007 Gonzalez, J.; Herrera [s.n.] El Salvador K000654121 Yes
Nov 28, 2006 Cervantes Peredo, L.; Ortega, G.; Mayorga, C. [LCP118] Mexico K000654105 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Boyle, B.; Redden, K.M.; Karaman, V.; Van Ee, B. [6485] Costa Rica K000654118 Yes
Jul 1, 1994 Villacorta, R. [2162] El Salvador K000654124 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Rico, L.; Martínez, S.E.M. [842] Mexico K000654112 Yes
Jan 17, 1987 Hayes, S. [268], Panama K000654667 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Ghiesbreght, A.B. [s.n.] Mexico K000654116 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Lemmon, J.G.; Lemmon, J.G. [38] Mexico K000654114 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Pringle, C.G. [10112] Mexico K000654117 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mexia, Y. [8882] Mexico K000654111 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Hayes, S. [268] Panama K000654667 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Tucker, J.M. [469] El Salvador K000654123 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Lévy, P. [382] Nicaragua K000654126 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Hinton, G.B. [1990] Mexico K000119542 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Hinton, G.B. [6619] Mexico K000119544 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Hinton, G.B. [5197] Mexico K000119543 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Langlassé, E. [174] Mexico K000654113 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Sousa S., M.; Basurto, P.; Cortés, L. [11644] Mexico K000654109 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Heyde; Lux [6324] Guatemala K000654119 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Tellez, O.; Magallanes, A.S. [200] Mexico K000654108 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Hinton, G.B. [5691] Mexico K000119541 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Gonzalez Ortega, J. [4937] Mexico K000654115 Yes
Feb 16, 1983 Hughes, C.E.; Styles, B.T. [71] Nicaragua K000654125 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Soto Núñez, J.C.; Silva R., G. [1785] Mexico K000654107 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 McVaugh, R.; Loveland, H.F.; Pippen, R.W. [17893] Mexico K000654110 Yes
Berendsohn, W.; Calderón [1195] El Salvador K000654122 Yes
Seemann [223] Panama K000264841 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seemann [223] Panama K000264840 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lott, E.J.; Rothschild, B.M.; Phillips, B.L.; Sanders, A.C. [3095] Mexico K000654106 Yes
Hughes, C.E. [1213] Honduras K000654120 Yes
Colombia K001476023 Yes
Venezuela K001476024 Yes
Venezuela K001476025 Yes
Venezuela K001476026 Yes
Venezuela K001476027 Yes
Venezuela K001476028 Yes
Venezuela K001476029 Yes

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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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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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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

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

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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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