Fabaceae
Pterocarpus

Pterocarpus tinctorius Welw.

First published in Apont.: 584 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 541 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 239 (1871).
  • E. P. Sousa in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 358 (1966).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 20 (1954).
  • Rojo in Phanerogam. Monogr. 6: 90 (1971).
  • Welw., Apont. in Ann. Conselho Ultram. 1858: 584 (1859).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1969 Welwitsch [1870] Angola K000379348 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Welwitsch [1868] Angola K000379349 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Kassner [2150] Nigeria K000555642 Type Yes
Procter [1142] Tanzania K001366967 Yes
Delvaux, J. [650] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001366762 Yes
Schmitz [5970] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001366767 Yes
Schmitz, A. [2851] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001366771 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9232] Burundi K001366764 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [9877] Angola K001294319 Yes
Schmidt, H.H. et al. [1252] Tanzania K001366986 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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

  • 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

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0