Fabaceae
Bauhinia

Bauhinia tomentosa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 375 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to Arabian Peninsula, Sri Lanka. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Nepal

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Ascension, Bangladesh, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, India, Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fairhurst, W. (2004). Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England.
  • 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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • 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.
  • 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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fairhurst, W. (2004). Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • 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. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 654 (1930).
  • Battiscombe & Dale, Trees and Shrubs of Kenya Colony p. 62 (1936).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 97 (1961).
  • De Wit in Reinwardtia 3: 409 (1956).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 99 (1962).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 88 (1949).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 375 (1753).
  • Roti-Michelozzi in Webbia 13: 153, figs. 3, 4 (1957).
  • Torre & Hillcoat in Consp. Fl. Angol. 2: 192 (1956).
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 271 (1952).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ali, S. I. (1973). Flora of Pakistan, No. 54 Caesalpiniaceae. Karachi:Univ Karac
  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1967). Caesalp. In: Flora Trop. East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • De Wit, H. (1956). Reinwardtia 3:381-541. Malaysian Bauhinieae
  • Ding Hou, Larsen, S & Larsen, K (1996). Flora Malesiana I, 12, 2:409-784. Caesalpiniaceae.
  • Gamble, J. S. (1918). Flora of the Presidency of Madras, Vol. 1. (Parts 2-3) 1918-19
  • Horn, P. E. (1988). Herbarium References
  • Howard, R. A. et al. (1988). Dicotyledoneae Part 1. Fl. Lesser Antilles Arnold Arboretum
  • Leon, H. & Alain, H. (1951). Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas
  • Liogier, A. H. (1988). Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
  • Parham, J. W. (1972). Plants of the Fiji Islands
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Publ. & Inform. Directorate (1988). Wealth of India-Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials... Vol. 2.
  • Ross, J. H. (1982). Caesalpinoideae. In: Flora Southern Africa 16, pt. 1. Ross. J. H.
  • Rudd, V. E. (1991). Flora of Ceylon 7: 34-107. Caesalpinioideae
  • Saxena, H. O. & Brahman, M. (1994). The Flora of Orissa (Ranunculaceae to Fabaceae)
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Welwitsch, F. [557] Angola K001091834 Yes
Jan 23, 1960 Volkens, G. [1765] Tanzania K000417713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 23, 1960 Thomas [132] Kenya K000417714 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Gossweiler, J. [425] Angola K001091871 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Dawe, M.J. [375] Angola K001091835 Yes
s.coll. [276] Philippines K001738820 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1469] Zambia K003189115 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003188635 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5790] K001122133 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [10767] Mozambique K003189085 Yes
[A. Hall Martin] [481] Malawi K003189097 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5790] India K001122137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mendonça, F.A. [3962] Mozambique K003189079 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K003188634 Yes
Lovave, M. [LAE82425] Papua New Guinea K003188678 Yes
Williamson, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000417684 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burtt, B.D. [6074] Malawi K003189100 Yes
Jackson, G. [1314] Malawi K003189101 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5790] India K001122132 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [4535] Mozambique K003189082 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [7441] Zambia K003189118 Yes
{Horsfield} [163] Indonesia K003188629 Yes
Gomes E Sousa, A.F. [2218] Mozambique K003189092 Yes
Jackson, G. [1778] Malawi K003189099 Yes
Barbosa, C.; Balsinhas, A. [5042] Mozambique K003189086 Yes
{Zollinger} [695] Indonesia K003188628 Yes
{Bakhuizen v/d Brink; Bakhuizen van der Brink, R.C.} [3147] Indonesia K003188633 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K003189084 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5790] K001122134 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [15147] Zambia K003189105 Yes
Mendonca, F.A. [7293] Mozambique K003189089 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K003188638 No
Robinson, E.A. [2859] Zambia K003189111 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2859] Zambia K003189112 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003188637 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [1017] Zambia K003189116 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Patel, I.H. [15975] Malawi K003189104 Yes
Mendonca, F.A. [1944] Mozambique K003189091 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [8898] Malawi K003189096 Yes
Tawakali, E.J.; Balaka, J.L. [178] Malawi K003189102 Yes
Sanderson [554] South Africa K000417685 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boane, C. [59] Mozambique K003189087 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5790] K001122131 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2749] Zambia K003189113 Yes
Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 5790] Mauritius K001122138 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5790] K001122135 Unknown Type Material Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS 2814] Zambia K003189107 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [7440] Zambia K003189119 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K003188636 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Patel, I.H. [15975] Malawi K003189093 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A.F. [22186] Mozambique K003189090 Yes
Pereira, I.; Correia, N.P. [2250] Mozambique K003189081 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5790] Nepal K001122136 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lawton, R.M. [676] Zambia K003189117 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [11085] Zambia K003189106 Yes
Tawakali, E.J.; Thera, M.S. [1153] Malawi K003189103 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2749] Zambia K003189114 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1254] Mozambique K003189080 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [8481] Malawi K003189094 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F. 6607] Zambia K003189110 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [2595] Mozambique K003189088 Yes
[Lerbor] [163] Indonesia K003188626 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003188630 Yes
Grout, G.E. [284] Zambia K003189108 Yes
s.coll. [243] Indonesia K003188631 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [8481] Malawi K003189095 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003188632 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [141] Mozambique K003189083 Yes
White, F. [7786] Zambia K003189109 Yes
Gifford, D.R.; [A.C.]; [F] [1] Malawi K003189098 Yes

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