Butea superba

Butea superba

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: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Erythrininae
Genus: Butea
Species: Butea superba

Name

• Butea superba Roxb. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 917. 1802.

• Homotypic
  • Butea superba Roxb., Asiat. Res. 3: 473–474. 1792, nom. inval.
  • Butea superba Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: t. 22. 1795, nom. inval.

Synonyms

• Butea frondosa Wall., Cat. n. 5569, partim (1832)
• Rudolphia superba Poir., Encyc. 6: 332 (1804)
• Plaso superba (Willd.) Kuntze

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Template Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. in Willdenow, 1802. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta, 3: 917.

Additional references

• Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants, volume 2. MIM, Deurne. 492pp. In two parts. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Butea superba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Butea superba. Published online. Accessed: Jun 23 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Butea superba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Butea superba. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Butea superba. Accessed: 23 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Butea superba in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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