Bauhinia forficata

Bauhinia forficata

Bauhinia forficata

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: Cercidoideae
Genus: Bauhinia
Sectio: B. sect. Pauletia
Series: B. ser. Aculeatae
Species: Bauhinia forficata
Subspecies: B. f. subsp. forficata – B. f. subsp. pruinosa

Name

Bauhinia forficata Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 404. 1821 [16 Mar-30 Jun 1821].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Inga forficata (Link) Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult., Nachtr. 2: 139 (1826).
  • Pauletia forficata (Link) A.Schmitz, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 389 (1973).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia (Tarija). Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fé), Argentina Northwest (Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, Tucumán), Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Caaguazù, Central, Itapùa) , Uruguay (Montevideo, Paysandù). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, J.H.F. 1821. Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera. Pars 1. 458 pp., G. Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bauhinia forficata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bauhinia forficata. Published online. Accessed: Sep 04 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Bauhinia forficata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bauhinia forficata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

español: Patevaca o Pata de vaca
italiano: Falsa caoba

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