Gigasiphon

Gigasiphon

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: Gigasiphon
Species: G. amplum – G. dolichocalyx – G. gossweileri – G. humblotianum – G. macrosiphon – G. schlechteri

Name

Gigasiphon Drake (1902) Type species: Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bauhinia sect. Gigasiphon (Drake) Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 55. 1917.
• Heterotypic
  • Tournaya A.Schmitz, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 397. 1973.
    • Type species: Tournaya gossweileri (Bakh.f.) A.Schmitz.

References

Primary references

• Drake del Castillo, E., in Grandidier 1902: Histoire Physique, Naturelle et Politique de Madagascar 30(1): 88.

Additional references

• Wunderlin, R.P. 2010. Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Phytoneuron 2010-48: 1–5. Full text PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Gigasiphon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Gigasiphon. Published online. Accessed: Sep 06 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Gigasiphon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

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