Fabaceae
Piliostigma

Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth.

First published in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 261 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Asia to N. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bandyopadhyay, S. (2020). Personal Communication on Fabaceae, Cercidoideae. 1 Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, India.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Bauhinia malabarica.]
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html. [Cited as Bauhinia malabarica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Lock, J. M. (1985). Specimen in Herb. Kew

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 11, 1995 Garroway, R.W. [s.n.] Australia K000760935 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [21554] India K002299875 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] India K002299877 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5907] Burma K002299923 Yes
Barber, C.A. [5163] India K002299892 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [5] India K002299899 Yes
Garroway, R.W. [s.n.] Australia K000760936 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [3852] Bhutan K002299873 Yes
{Law (Mr.)} [s.n.] India K002299879 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17933] India K002299907 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002299920 Yes
Kurz, S. [2576] Burma K002299919 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002299891 Yes
Haines, H.H. [s.n.] India K002299898 Yes
s.coll. [12626] India K002299888 Yes
Fernandes, J. [2101] India K002299874 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5907] Burma K002299918 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002299910 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002299903 Yes
Wallich, N. [5793] K000760940 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002299880 Yes
Thompson, R. [s.n.] India K002299876 Yes
Meebold, A.E. [7680] Burma K002299925 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9[11]5] India K002299883 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4067A] India K002299884 Yes
[Alfam] [59] K002299912 Yes
[McCalland (Dr.)] [s.n.] Burma K002299921 Yes
Haines, H.H. [144] India K002299887 Yes
[Clements] [335] India K002299902 Yes
Haines, H.H. [780] India K002299901 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5479] Burma K002299924 Yes
Haines, H.H. [1[44]] India K002299886 Yes
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India K000760941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4068A] India K002299878 Yes
Keenan, J.; U Tun Aung; Rule, R.H. [1961] Burma K002299915 Yes
Lace, J.H. [2908] Burma K002299916 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [[233]] India K002299900 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2649] India K002299905 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [71660] India K002299872 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27161] India K002299897 Yes
Bourne [6308] India K002299893 Yes
Belcher, R.O. [s.n.] Burma K002299922 Yes
Keenan, J.; U Tun Aung; Rule, R.H. [1956] Burma K002299914 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [22507] K002299904 Yes
[H. J.] [[5793A]] K002299911 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2649] India K002299906 Yes
[Banh.] [333] India K002299896 Yes
s.coll. [5790] Nepal K000760939 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Perrottet} [205] India K002299890 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002299908 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8664] India K002299882 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [866[4]] India K002299885 Yes
s.coll. [579] India K002299881 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [6629] India K002299913 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [13856] India K002299889 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002299909 Yes
Perrottet [[1835]] India K002299895 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4960] Burma K002299917 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5793] Bauhinia malabarica K001122145 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5793] Bauhinia malabarica K001122148 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5793] India Bauhinia malabarica K001122149 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5793] Bauhinia malabarica K001122146 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5793] Bauhinia malabarica K001122147 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [8086] Brazil Bauhinia platyphylla K000264684 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images