Butea Roxb. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 917 (1802), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, Queensland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1997 Wallich, N. [s.n.] K000900339 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1997 Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000900372 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1997 Wallich, N. [5438] Bangladesh K000900340 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bullock, A.A. [976] India K:SPC-29047.716 No
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5569] Bangladesh K001121315 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5569] K001121316 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5440] K001120926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5442] Malaysia K001120929 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5440] K001120922 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5569] K001121314 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5438] K001120917 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5569] K001121313 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5569] India K001121309 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5440] Bangladesh K001120927 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K000900373 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5438] India K001120915 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K000900374 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5569] India K001121307 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5438] India K001120916 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5439] K001120920 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5569] K001121312 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5440] India K001120925 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5440] India K001120921 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5440] K001120924 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5439] Nepal K001120918 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5569] India K001121308 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5443] Burma K001120930 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5569] K001121310 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5439] Nepal K001120919 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5440] K001120923 Unknown Type Material Yes
India K:SPC-18809.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5569] K001121311 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [5439] Meizotropis K000900343 Type Yes

Sources

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Legumes of the World Online

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