Sympetalandra densiflora

Isotypic specimen of Sympetalandra densiflora (A.D.E. Elmer 9014 housed in US; originally as Cynometra densiflora)

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: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Sympetalandra
Species: Sympetalandra densiflora

Name

Sympetalandra densiflora (Elmer) Steenis, Blumea 22: 165 (1975)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cynometra densiflora Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 1: 222 (1907)
    • Type: A.D.E. Elmer 9014 (May 1907; K-K000756976; Isotypes: A-A00053539, BO-1878461^(GBIF), E-E003317650, L(-L0019335; see van Steenis 1975: 165), MO(-714970, JSTOR), NY(-NY00004311; see Pelser 2018), US-US00001063-705037, W 1910-0010518).
    • Type locality: The Philippines. Luzon: Province of Tayabas[Quezon], near the barrio of Sampaloc, Lucban.
• Homotypic
  • Erythrophleum densiflorum (Elmer) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 267 (1909)

Notes

• Having cited the type specimen (A.D.E. Elmer 9014) with a wrong number 9013 in his work (1909), Merrill listed the correct number in his later work in 1923.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Philippines References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Elmer, A.D.E. 1907. Some New Leguminosae. Leaflets of Philippine Botany 1: 220–232. BHL Reference page. 
• Merrill, E.D. 1909. New or Noteworthy Philippine Plants, VII. The Philippine Journal of Science, Section C. Botany 4(3): 247–330. BHL Reference page. 
• van Steenis, C.G.G.J. 1975. A review of the genus Sympetalandra Stapf and its position in Caesalpinioideae. Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 22(2) 159–167. Full Article (PDF). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Merrill, E.D. 1923. An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants. Volume 2. 530 pp., Manila: Bureau of Printing. BHL Reference page.  [see page 253.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sympetalandra densiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 April 21. Reference page. 
• The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000756976 Accessed: 26 April 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sympetalandra densiflora. Published online. Accessed: 21 April 2021.
• IUCN: Sympetalandra densiflora (Elmer) Steenis (Near Threatened)
• Pelser, P.B. 2018. Sympetalandra Stapf. In Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines. Accessed: 19 October 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Sympetalandra densiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 April 2021.

Vernacular names

Ilokano: Kadir
Tagalog: Kamatog

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