Philenoptera violacea

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: Millettieae
Genus: Philenoptera
Species: Philenoptera violacea

Name

Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire, Kew Bull. 55(1): 89 (2000)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Capassa violacea Klotzsch, Naturw. Reise Mossambique [Peters] 6(Bot., 1): 28, t. 5 (1861)
  - Typus: W.C.H. Peters s.n. (Holotypus: B [presumably destroyed]; Isotypus: K [K000263244^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
  - Type locality: Mossambique [= Mozambique]. [Manica e Sofala:] Rios de Sena, etwas entfernt von der Küste [= somewhat far away from the coast].
Homotypic
- Lonchocarpus violaceus (Klotzsch) Oliv., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29(1): 63 (1872), nom. illeg., non (Jacq.) Kunth ex DC. (1825)
- Lonchocarpus capassa Rolfe in F. Oates, Matabele Land, ed. 2: 897 (1889); not accepted by Harms (1902) [cited as Derris violaceus], Schrire (2000) and Nkonki et al. (2003) [cited as Philenoptera violacea]
- Derris violacea (Klotzsch) Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(1): 174 (1902)

Misapplied names

Lonchocarpus philenoptera auct. non Benth. [= Philenoptera laxiflora (Guill. & Perr.) Roberty]: J. Discov. Source Nile [Speke], App.: 632 (1863)
- Note: fide Oliver (1872).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Zaïre [fide Schrire 2000].
- East Tropical Africa
  - Tanzania [fide Schrire 2000].
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga, Northern Province).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Schrire, B.D. 2000. A synopsis of the genus Philenoptera (Leguminosae-Millettieae) from Africa and Madagascar. Kew Bulletin 55(1): 81–94. DOI: 10.2307/4117762 Reference page.

Additional references

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page. [see page 95]
Gillett, J.B., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. 1971. Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae, Part 1. 501 pp. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. London: Crown Agents for Overseas Governments & Administrations. ISBN 0-85592-016-5 Online (JSTOR). Reference page.
Harms, H. 1902. Über das Vorkommen der Meliaceen-Gattung Pseudocedrela Harms im Togogebiete, nebst Bemerkungen über die bisher in Afrika nachgewiesenen Mahagoni-Bäume. Notizblatt des Königl. botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin 3(28): 167–170. (German) DOI: 10.2307/3994034 . BHL. Reference page.
Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. 2009. Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed. 525 pp. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia. ISBN 978-99916-0-970-6 Reference page.
Nkonki, T., Glen, H.F., Swelankomo, N., Jordaan, M., Germishuizen, G. & Moteetee, A. 2003. Fabaceae. In: Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.), Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 472–559. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. [see page 539]
Oliver, D. 1873–1875. Dicotyledones. The Botany of the Speeke and Grant expedition. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 29(1): 25–69 (BHL), (2): 70–103 (BHL), (3): 104–151 (BHL). Reference page.
Peters, W.C.H. 1862[1861]. Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique: auf Befehl Seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV, in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848, [Vol. 6], Botanik. I. Abteilung. 48 tt. Berlin: Georg Reimer. BHL. Reference page.

Links

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, 2019. Philenoptera violacea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146201349A146201351.en.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Philenoptera violacea. Accessed: 2024 September 1.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Philenoptera violacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Philenoptera violacea. 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 March 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Philenoptera violacea. Published online. Accessed: 1 September 2024.
Tropicos.org 2021. Philenoptera violacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 March 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Philenoptera violacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Appelblaar
English: Apple-leaf
isiZulu: umBhandu, umPhanda, isiHomohomo

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