Sophora toromiro

Sophora toromiro

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: Sophora
Sectio: S. sect. Edwardsia
Species: Sophora toromiro

Name

Sophora toromiro (Phil.) Skottsb. Nat. Hist. Juan Fernandez (Botany) 2(2): 73 (1922).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Edwardsia toromiro Phil., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 31: 743 (1873).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: South-Central Pacific Easter Islands (extinct). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Skottsberg, C.J.F. 1922. Nat. Hist. Juan Fernandez (Botany) 2(2): 73.

Additional references

• Aldén, B. 1991. Sophora toromiro, Easter Island’s ‘extinct’ tree, is still living! Tasmanian Arboriculture Newsletter 26: 7–9. [not seen]
• Mackinder, B. & Staniforth, M. 1997. Sophora toromiro. Leguminosae-Papilionoideae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 14(4): 221–226. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8748.00111

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sophora toromiro in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sophora toromiro. Published online. Accessed: Jun 04 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Sophora toromiro. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Sophora toromiro. 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 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Sophora toromiro. Accessed: 04 Jun 2021.
• IUCN: Sophora toromiro (Phil.) Skottsb. (Extinct in the Wild).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Toromiro-Baum
español: Toromiro
suomi: Toromirohelmipalko
עברית: שם מדעי
svenska: Påsköträd

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