Aldina insignis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Swartzieae
Genus: Aldina
Species: Aldina insignis

Name

Aldina insignis (Benth.) Endl., in Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 1: 843. (1843).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Allania insignis Benth., J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 91 (1840)
    • Type: Guyana. On the upper Essequibo and Rupununi, 1838, R.H. Schomburgk 524. Holotype: K K000500844; Isotypes: BM BM000931995, E E00663843, F V0058827F & V0058828F, G G00364792, GH GH00057523, K K000500843 & K000500845, NL 601280, NY NY00231168, P P02771875, TCD TCD0004619, US US00002862 & US00459387.
• Heterotypic
  • Aldina insignis var. retusa Cowan, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 105 (1953)
    • Type: Guyana. Makreba falls, Kurupung river, upper Mazaruni region, 25 Feb 1939, A.S. Pinkus 266. Holotype: NY NY00231166; Isotypes: MO MO1174963, US US00002861 & US00459389.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Guyana Brazil Brazil North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Walpers, G.G. 1842–1843. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. Tomus I. 947 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 
• Bentham, G. 1840. Contributions towards a Flora of South America. – Enumeration of Plants collected by Mr Schomburgk in British Guiana. The Journal of Botany 2: 38–103, 127–146. BHL, BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ramos, G., Zartman, C.E., Lima, H.C. de, Pennington, R.T. & Cardoso, D. 2022. A Taxonomic Synopsis of Aldina, a Florally Distinctive and Poorly Collected Amazonian Genus of Papilionoid Legumes. Systematic Botany 47(4): 962–977. DOI: 10.1600/036364422X16674053033859, ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Aldina insignis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Aldina insignis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Aldina insignis. Published online. Accessed: 6. Nov. 2024.