Fabaceae
Falcataria

Falcataria falcata (L.) Greuter & R.Rankin

First published in Espermat. Cuba Invent. Prelim.: XII (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to Santa Cruz Islands. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is.

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Marquesas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Tuamotu, Uganda, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • 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.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Whitmore, T.C. (1966). Guide to the forests of the British Solomon islands: 1-208. Oxford University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 28, 2014 Labat, J.-N.; et al. [3925] New Caledonia Paraserianthes falcataria K000966232 No
Jan 1, 2006 Ledermann [6770] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654835 No
Jan 1, 2006 Brass, L.J. [32547] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654839 No
Jan 1, 2006 Havel, J.J.; Kairo, A. [N.G.F. 15422] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654837 No
Jan 1, 2006 Ledermann [1774] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654836 No
Jan 1, 2006 van Royen, P. [N.G.F. 16494] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654843 No
Jan 1, 2006 Pullen [95] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654831 No
Jan 1, 2006 Henty, E.E. [N.G.F. 14386] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654838 No
Jan 1, 2006 Aet; Idjan [755] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654832 No
Jan 1, 2006 van Royen, P.; Sleumer, H. [7557] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654830 No
Jan 1, 2006 Hoogland, R.D. [4903] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654834 No
Jan 1, 2006 Millar, A.N. [N.G.F. 13850] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654840 No
Jan 1, 2002 Mcdonald, G.; Ismail [3784] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654842 No
Jan 1, 2000 Regalado, J.; Takeuchi, W. [1466] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654841 No
Apr 1, 1998 Barbon; Romero; Fernando [1664] Philippines Paraserianthes falcataria K000296137 No
May 1, 1997 Takeuchi, W.; Regalado, J. [10252] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654847 No
Jan 1, 1995 Ridsdale, C.E. [NGF 33960] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654849 No
Jan 1, 1995 Henty, E.E. [NGF 27467] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654857 No
Jan 1, 1995 Brass, L.J. [576] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654589 No
Jan 1, 1995 Brass, L.J. [27251] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654590 No
Jan 1, 1995 Koster, Ch. [BW. 7094] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654854 No
Jan 1, 1995 Sands, M.J.S.; et al. [2514] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654856 No
Jan 1, 1995 Vandenberg, J.; Katik, P. [NGF 42336] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654850 No
Jan 1, 1995 Millar, A.N. [NGF 23529] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654827 No
Jan 1, 1995 Womersley, J.S. [NGF 43671] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654852 No
Jan 1, 1995 Sands, M.J.S.; et al. [2514] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654855 No
Jan 1, 1995 Katik, P. [NGF 46907] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654829 No
Jan 1, 1995 Hoogland, R.D. [4380] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654859 No
Jan 1, 1995 Frodin, D.G. [UPNG 2009] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654853 No
Jan 1, 1995 Hoogland, R.D. [4519] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654858 No
Jan 1, 1995 Womersley, J.S. [NGF 43651] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654851 No
Jan 1, 1989 Kostermans; Soegeng [845] Indonesia Paraserianthes falcataria K000654833 No
Jan 1, 1989 Brass, L.J. [5397] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654588 No
Nov 1, 1975 Ridsdale, C.E. [NGF 33960] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654848 No
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4242] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654828 Yes
Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Ama, D. [17406] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K001088533 No
Barbon; Romero; Fuentes [8326] Philippines Paraserianthes falcataria K000296138 No
Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Ama, D. [21986] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K001088535 No
Carr, C.E. [12833] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654591 No
Whistler, Art [11611] Samoa Paraserianthes falcataria K000966234 No
Yasuda, keiko [2693] Japan Paraserianthes falcataria K000966235 No
Gaerlan, F.J.M.; Fuentes; Romero [5340] Philippines Paraserianthes falcataria K000296139 No
Yasuda, keiko [2693] Japan Paraserianthes falcataria K000966236 No
Jul 1, 1976 Lane-Poole, C.E. [236] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654844 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1975 Eyma [5438] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654845 Type Yes
Blackwood, E [255] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654663 No
Henty, E.E.; Streimann, H. [NGF 38915] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654657 No
Carr, C.E. [14580] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654826 No
Carr, C.E. [15838] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654825 No
Hoogland, R.D.; Pullen, R. [6271] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654662 No
Foreman, D.B.; Vinas, A. [LAE 60153] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654659 No
McViegh; Ridgwell [N.G.F. 7343] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654656 No
Schodde, R [1340] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654661 No
Blackwood, E [177] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654664 No
Hartley, T.G. [T.G.H. 12137] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654660 No
Vandenberg, J; Womersley, J.S.; Galore, M. [NGF 39961] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654666 No
Foreman, D.B.; Vinas, A. [LAE 60153] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654658 No
Carr, C.E. [15161] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654824 No
Flenley, J.R. [ANU 2672] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654665 No
Takeuchi, W. [16822] Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. solomonensis K000654846 No

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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