Fabaceae
Berlinia

Berlinia auriculata Benth.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 25: 309 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Benin to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 3: 682, partly
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 1: 343, in part only
  • Pellegr. Lég. Gab. 64 (excl. ref. Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv.).
  • —F.T.A. 2: 294

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Aubreville, A. (1967). 15. Caesalpinoideae. In: Flore du Gabon. Aubreville, A.
  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2008 Pearce, L.J. [6] Cameroon K000745529 Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Pearce, L.J. [6] Cameroon K000745530 No
Feb 1, 2004 Bos, J.J. [5333] Cameroon K000023056 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Bos, J.J. [5434] Cameroon K000023053 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Letouzey, R. [11892] Cameroon K000023075 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Stubbings, H.G. [182] Nigeria K000022639 Yes
Sep 1, 2000 Thomas, D.W. [395] Cameroon K000023076 Yes
Mar 1, 1992 McKey, D.; Gartlan, S. [128] Cameroon K000023023 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 McPherson, G. [13827] Gabon K000023026 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [6126] Cameroon K000092896 Yes
Dec 1, 1976 Waterman, P.G.; McKey, D [885] Cameroon K000023025 Yes
Dec 1, 1976 McKey, D.; Gartlan, S. [127] Cameroon K000023031 Yes
Dec 1, 1976 McKey, D.; Gartlan, S. [97] Cameroon K000023032 Yes
Jun 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [15161] Cameroon K000092775 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Bos, J.J. [3930] Cameroon K000023020 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Bos, J.J. [4760] Cameroon K000023018 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Bos, J.J. [7148] Cameroon K000023021 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Bos, J.J. [4018] Cameroon K000023022 Yes
Oct 1, 1969 Le Testu, G.M.P.C. [7996] Gabon K000023030 Yes
Wilde, J.J.F.E., de [8087] Cameroon K000023017 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [2356] Cameroon K000092774 Yes
Soyaux, H. [71] Gabon K000023029 Yes
Chesters, D.O. [11] Nigeria K000022631 Yes
Klaine, T.-J. [22] Gabon K000023027 Yes
King, H.C. [175] Sierra Leone K:SPC-11441.000 No
Chesters, D.O. [14] Nigeria K000022632 Yes
King, H.C. [234] Sierra Leone K:SPC-11442.000 No
Johnston, H., H. [s.n.] Cameroon K000092897 Yes
Chesters, D.O. [12] Nigeria K000022634 Yes
Le Testu, G.M.P.C. [7089] Gabon K000023028 Yes
Mann, G. [2195] Cameroon K000022638 Yes
Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [79] Nigeria K000022641 Yes
Mann, G. [2195] Cameroon K000022636 Yes
Chesters, D.O. [13] Nigeria K000022633 Yes
Bates G.L. [29] Cameroon K000023024 Yes
Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [3611] Nigeria K000022640 Yes
Mann, G. [2195] Cameroon K000022637 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • 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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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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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/
    • © 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

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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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0