Libidibia ferrea

Libidibia ferrea

Libidibia ferrea

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: Libidibia
Species: Libidibia ferrea
Varieties: L. f. var. ferrea – L. f. var. glabrescens – L. f. var. leiostachya – L. f. var. parvifolia

Name

Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz (2009)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. ex Tul., Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 137. 1844.

• Homotypic
  • Apuleia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) Baill., Dict. Bot. 1: 440. 1876.
  • Caesalpinia ferrea Mart., Reise Bras. (Spix & Martius) 2: 611. 1828, nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Introduced into: India, Malaya, New Guinea, Pakistan, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Queiroz, L.P. de 2009. Leguminosas da Caatinga 288 [1].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Libidibia ferrea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Libidibia ferrea. Published online. Accessed: Jul 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Libidibia ferrea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jul 2019.
• Hassler, M. Jul. Libidibia ferrea. 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. Jul. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: Jul 20 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Caesalpinia ferrea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Luiperdboom
العربية: بقم فيرا
English: Brazilian ironwood, Leopard tree
svenska: Pau ferro

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