Fabaceae
Bolusanthus

Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 15 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

India, Kenya, Marianas, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Baker f. in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér.2, 8: 114 (1933).
  • in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 15 (1906).
  • —Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 594 (1929)
  • —Eyles in Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. 5: 369 (1916).
  • —Gomes e Sousa, Dendrol. Moçam. 2: 62 (1949).
  • —K. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa, ed.2: 300 (1988).
  • —M. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa: 356, fig. 95 (2002).
  • —Miller in J.S. Afr. Bot. 18: 29 (1952).
  • —Palmer & Pitman, Trees Sthn. Africa: 901 (1972).
  • —Pardy in Rhod. Agric. J. 48: 318 (1951).
  • —Phillips in Fl. Pl. S. Afr. 1: t.23 (1921).
  • —Sim, For. Fl. Port. E. Africa: 44 (1909).
  • —Steedman, Trees, Shrubs & Lianes S. Rhod.: 22 (1933).
  • —White, F.F.N.R.: 144 (1962).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Anonymous (1979). Tropical Legumes:Resources for the Future. Washington.
  • Bailey, L. H. & Bailey, E. Z. (1976). Hortus Third. New York: Macmillan
  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Palmer, E. & Pitman, N. (1977). Trees of Southern Africa, Vol. 2
  • White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1986 Bolus, H. [1144] South Africa K000555683 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Rehmann, A. [5522] South Africa K000555687 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Barber, M. [11] South Africa K000555685 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Galpin, E.E. [492] South Africa K000555686 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Baines, T. [s.n.] South Africa K000555684 Syntype Yes
Dec 12, 1984 White, F. [2231] Zambia K000317923 Yes
Dec 12, 1984 Norrgrann, G. [221] Zimbabwe K000317924 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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

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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