Fabaceae
Leptolobium

Leptolobium nitens Vogel

First published in Linnaea 11: 394 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.573.2.1. 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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.
  • 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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • 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/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1851 Spruce [921] Brazil K000892743 Yes
Ferreira, C.A.C.; Moraes, E.C.; Thomas, W.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, E.F.; Silva, M.C. [7515] Brazil K000892749 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Forero, E.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [4733] Brazil K000892736 Yes
Sanaiotti, T.M. [263] Brazil K000892750 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1470] Brazil K000892727 Yes
Spruce [921] Brazil K000892742 Yes
Silva, M.A.; Oliveira, N.R.; Santos, A.D.; Mendonça, R.C.; Cardoso, E.; Sousa, N.G. [4203] Brazil K000892748 Yes
Spruce [921] Brazil K000892739 Yes
Spruce, R. [921] Brazil K000892737 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000892729 Yes
Ducke [458] Brazil K000892738 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1587] Brazil K000892728 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6708] Brazil K000892732 Yes
s.coll. [3310] Venezuela K000892741 Yes
Spruce, R. [3310] Venezuela K000892740 Yes
Faria, S.M. [2286] Brazil K000892745 Yes
Ule, E. [8865] Brazil K000892735 Yes
Silva, N.T.; Brazão, U. [60916] Brazil K000892744 Yes
Glaziou, A. [13762] Brazil K000892733 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1397] Brazil K000892734 Yes
Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [50355] Brazil K000892730 Yes
Henderson, A.; Lima, J.R.N. [593] Brazil K000892747 Yes
Ule, E. [6086] Brazil K000892731 Yes
Mori, S.; Gracie, C.; Capraro, W.; Russell, D.; Mitchell, J. [20337] Brazil K000892746 Yes
Kuhlmann, J. [3239] Brazil Acosmium tomentellum K000500792 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Piva, J. [1504] Brazil Acosmium nitens K000579587 Yes
Sep 23, 2008 Redden, K.M.; et al. [3311] Guyana Acosmium nitens K000563185 Yes
Sep 23, 2008 Redden, K.M.; et al. [3288] Guyana Acosmium nitens K000563184 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Schomburgk [526] Guyana Acosmium nitens K000500790 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Schomburgk [526] Guyana Acosmium nitens K000500789 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Hostmann [1164] Suriname Acosmium nitens K000500787 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zarucchi, J.L. [1382] Colombia Acosmium nitens K:SPC-46137.000 No
Hostmann [1164] Suriname Acosmium nitens K000500788 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • 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