Fabaceae
Erythrina

Erythrina senegalensis DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 413 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Burkill, H. M. (1985). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Contu, S. (2009). Erythrina senegalensis. Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewis, G., Schrire, B., Mackinder, B. & Lock, J.M. (eds) (2005). Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Saidu, K., Onah, J., Orisadipe, A., et al. (2000). Antiplasmodial, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory activities of the aqueous extract of the stem bark of Erythrina senegalensis. J. Ethnopharmacol. 71: 275–280.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 369
  • Chev. Bot. 195
  • DC. —F.T.A. 2: 181, excl. syn. E. vogelii Hook. f.
  • Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 322, t. 66, 3–4.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Hepper, F. N. (1958). Papilionoideae. In: Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R. W. J.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4725] Cameroon K000746562 Yes
Dec 1, 2001 de Kruif, A.P.M. [457] Cote d'Ivoire K001562582 Yes
Oct 1, 1974 Satabie, B. [24] Cameroon K000387205 Yes
Dec 5, 1968 Latilo, M.G. [62232] Nigeria K000387185 No
May 2, 1965 Morton; Jarr [729] Sierra Leone K000387190 Yes
May 2, 1965 Morton; Gledhill [900] Sierra Leone K000387189 Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [1971] Cote d'Ivoire K000387193 Yes
McClintock, A. [197] Nigeria K000387182 Yes
Raynal, A. [12774] Cameroon K000387206 Yes
Hiepko, P.; Schultze-Motel, W. [333] Togo K000387195 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [610] Nigeria K000387181 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [11600] Liberia K000387191 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3602] Sierra Leone K000387200 Yes
Small, D. [456] Sierra Leone K000387201 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [12521] Liberia K000387192 No
Lely, H.V. [118] Nigeria K000387186 Yes
Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholz, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [1617] Togo K000387196 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2653] Sierra Leone K000387204 Yes
Meikle, R.D. Nigeria K:SPC-15489.000 No
Olorunfemi, J. [55098] Nigeria K000387187 Yes
Bamps [2469] Cote d'Ivoire K000387194 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [743] Nigeria K000387184 Yes
King, E.L. [165] Sierra Leone K000387202 Yes
Pasoy [7792] Togo K000387197 No
Baldwin, J.T. [12001] Nigeria K000387183 Yes
Jorgensen, A.; Ilboudo, J.B.; Goudiaby, A.; Sambou, B. [34] Senegal K000387198 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [4421] Cameroon K000087087 Yes
Langdale-Brown, I. [2587] Guinea K000387199 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2653] Sierra Leone K000387203 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [24386] Nigeria K:SPC-11471.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28045] Nigeria K:SPC-11470.000 No

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • 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/

  • 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 Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • 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