Fabaceae
Zygia

Zygia inaequalis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Pittier

First published in Trab. Mus. Comercial Venezuela 2: 69 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food, has environmental uses and for fuel and food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Castro-Moreno, C. (2019). Línea base de especies en términos de su vocación de conservación y uso sostenible del departamento de Santander-Proyecto Santander BIO.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Barneby, R. C. & Grimes, J. W. (1997). Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 74(2) Silk Tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earri

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1138] Brazil K000579512 No
Jan 1, 2007 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Yesilyurt, J.; Piva, J.H. [407] Brazil K000579509 Yes
Dec 1, 2005 Riveiro, I.S.; Lima, L.; Oliveira, E.C.; Mitoso, P. [360] Brazil K000868778 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7365] Brazil K000868783 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Spruce [1328] Brazil K000868779 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Spruce, R. [2283] Brazil K000868789 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Spruce [s.n.] Brazil K000868786 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Ducke, A. [1018] Brazil K000868790 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Ducke, A. [178] Brazil K000868784 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Spruce, R. [2283] Brazil K000868785 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Kuhlmann, J.G. [17611] Brazil K000868780 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Henderson, A.; Cid, C.A.; Lima, J.; Alves, J.; Rickson, F.; Parker, D.; Aulino, O.; Rodrigues, K. [476] Brazil K000868773 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Balée, W.L. [2012] Brazil K000868774 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 s.coll. [2283] Brazil K000868781 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Kuhlmann, J.G. [s.n.] Brazil K000868787 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Ducke, A. [1018] Brazil K000868782 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Spruce [1328] Brazil K000868788 Yes
Pott, A.; Franco, A.A. [6218] Brazil K000868775 Yes
Thomas, W.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, E.F. [5157] Brazil K000868777 Yes
Encarnación, F.; Mejia, K. [25111] Peru K001925607 No
Pott, A.; Franco, A.A. [6218] Brazil K000868776 Yes
Fuchs, H.P.; Zanella, L. [22084] Colombia Zygia foreroi K000528116 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Nelson, B.W. [1282] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868798 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Hill, S.R.; Cid, C.A.; Oliveira, J.G.; Santos, J.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Todzia, C.A.; Zarucchi, J.L. [12950] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868799 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Nelson, B.W. [1282] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868797 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Zarucchi, J.L.; Cid, C.A.; Zarucchi, J.L.; Hill, S.R.; Todzia, C.A.; Santos, J.L.; Oliveira, J.G.; Nelson, B.W. [3072] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868800 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Zarucchi, J.L.; Cid, C.A.; Hill, S.R.; Todzia, C.A.; Santos, J.L.; Oliveira, J.G.; Nelson, B.W. [3074] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868793 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Zarucchi, L. [3074] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868794 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Campbell, D.G.; Monteiro, O.P.; Nelson, B.W.; Ongley, J.C. [22061] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868792 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Zarucchi, J.L.; Cid, C.A.; Hill, S.R.; Todzia, C.A.; Santos, J.L.; Oliveira, J.G.; Nelson, B.W. [3176] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868791 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868796 Yes
Ducke, A. [10196] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000528133 Type Yes
Ducke, A. [176] Brazil Zygia longiramosa K000868795 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0