Pericopsis elata

Pericopsis elata

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: Pericopsis elata

Name

Pericopsis elata (Harms) Meeuwen, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 32: 216 (1962)

• Typus: G.W.J. Mildbraed 4059 (without bloom, [9] December 1910; syntypi: HBG(-HBG520656, -HBG520657); isosyntypus: P-P00256582) and Mildbraed 4581 (in blooms, [28] February 1911; syntypi: HBG(-HGB520658, -HBG520659); isosyntypus: P-P00256583).
• Type locality: Süd-Kameruner Waldgebiet[Cameroon]. Molundu,
  • 4059: Station am Dscha[​Dja].
  • 4581: zwischen Bange-Mündung und Jukaduma[​Yokadouma].

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Afrormosia elata Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49(3–4): 430 (1913)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa The Gambia (fide PWO), Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Introduced into: Uganda

References

Primary references

• Harms, H. 1913. Leguminosae africanae. VI. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 49(3–4): 419–454. BHL Reference page. 
• Knaap-van Meeuwen, M.S. 1962. Reduction of Afrormosia to Pericopsis (Papilionaceae). Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 32: 213–219. DOI: 10.2307/3667230 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Preedanon, S. & Moutsambote, J.-M. 2005. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville. Reference page. 
• Lejoly, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. 2010. Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1–307. Reference page.

Links

• Pericopsis elata (Harms) Meeuwen, COL. Accessed: 20 November 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pericopsis elata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pericopsis elata. Accessed: 02 Jun 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pericopsis elata. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov 2021.
• IUCN: Pericopsis elata (Harms) van Meeuwen (Endangered)
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pericopsis elata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pericopsis elata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

čeština: Afrormosia
English: African teak, African Teak, Afromosia, Afrormosia
italiano: Afrormosia
日本語: アフロモシア
中文: 大美木豆

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