Pericopsis

Pericopsis mooniana

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: Sophoreae
Genus: Pericopsis
Species: P. angolensis – P. elata – P. laxiflora – P. mooniana – P. ponapensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pericopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun!02 {{{3}}}. Reference page.

Name

Pericopsis Thwaites,

Synonyms

• Afrormosia Harms, Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 3: 158 (1906)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Angola, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thwaites, G.H.K. 1858–1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habitats, uses, native names, etc. VIII+483 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 413

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pericopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun!02 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pericopsis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 02 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pericopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pericopsis. 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 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pericopsis. Accessed: 02 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

suomi: Afromosiat

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