Polygalaceae

Securidaca L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1155 (1759), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Sumatera, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 134.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • [Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 316 (1754) pro parte] Syst. ed. 10, 2: 1155 (1759) nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Syst. Nat. ed. 10 (2): 1155 (1759), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 10, 2023 Martinez, M.T.; Soto, D. [458] Bolivia K001907605 No
Jan 1, 2002 Barter [1198] Nigeria K000012861 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1999 Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [7742] Ecuador K000012911 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Ganev, W. [2123] Brazil K000012931 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Altson [415] Guyana K000012881 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Altson [415] Guyana K000012880 Isotype Yes
Mar 1, 1984 Welwitsch [1033] Angola K000012848 Syntype Yes
Mar 1, 1984 Welwitsch [1005] Angola K000012849 Syntype Yes
Wood, J.R.I., Goyder, D., Biggs, N., Mercado, M. [20015] Bolivia K000690102 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [19733] Bolivia K000690103 Yes
Wood, J.R.I., Mamani, F. [13995] Bolivia K000690104 Yes
Wood, J.R.I., Guzman, E. [17507] Bolivia K000690105 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [30607] Brazil K001130044 Yes
Andrade, K. [226] Brazil K001130217 Yes
Glaziou, A. [13096] Brazil K001130212 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [5410] Brazil K001130201 Yes
Patel, H. [s.n.] Mozambique K000614360 No
Figueiredo, L.S.; Andrade, K.; Gomes, A.P.S.; Rodal, M.J.N. [41] Brazil K001130218 Yes
Usteri [37a] Brazil K001130196 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4195] K001038367 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dusén, P. [7444] Brazil K001130042 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4195] India K001038366 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hassler, E. [584] Paraguay K001130207 Yes
Ferreira, L.V. [4] Brazil K001130222 Yes
Ule, E. [8890] Brazil K001130202 Yes
Hammel, B.; Morales, J. [23325] Costa Rica K001905119 Yes
Todd, H. [66] Cameroon K001480199 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; et. al. [15395] Brazil K001572957 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; com Costa, G.M.; Fonseca, W.O.; Jardim, J.G.; Simões, S. [1987] Brazil K000992220 No
Spruce, R. [2343] Brazil K001130041 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5220] Brazil K001130043 Yes
s.coll. [2343] Brazil K001130040 Yes
s.coll. [2990] Brazil K001130206 Yes
Cazalet, P.; Pennington, T. [5234] Ecuador K:SPC-06470.000 No
Silva, J.M. [3814] Brazil K001130008 Yes
Harley, R. [PCD5570] Brazil K001130214 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7147] Brazil K001130200 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Roland, A.; Marco, G. [2398] Guyana K001560264 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Perry, C.; Tripp, E.; Stern, S.; Gittens, D. [12426] Guyana K001560246 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Pozo, P.; Soto, D. [26369] Bolivia K001560247 Yes
Hoffman, B. [3644] Guyana K001560248 Yes
McDowell, T.; Gopaul, D. [2799] Guyana K001560249 Yes
McDowell, T.; Gopaul, D. [3727] Guyana K001560253 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Pozo, P.; Hughes, C.; Atahuachi, M.; Mendoza, M. [26553] Bolivia K001560257 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Pozo, P.; Hughes, C.; Atahuachi, M.; Mendoza, M. [26553] Bolivia K001560258 Yes
Glaziou [9353] Brazil K001130213 Yes
Ule, E. [5021] Brazil K001130208 Yes
Glaziou [4756] Brazil K001130211 Yes
Coradin, L. [6062] Brazil K001130009 Yes
Harley, R.M. [25615] Brazil K001130215 Yes
Burchell [2875] Brazil K001130197 Yes
Ule, E. [7914] Brazil K001130195 Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J. [61] Guatemala K000012683 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4196] Burma K001038369 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ducke [425] Brazil K001130204 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10266] Brazil K001130203 Yes
Spruce [1760] Brazil K001130198 Yes
Sellow, F. [s.n.] Brazil K001067926 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4195] K001038368 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ferreira, L.V. [4] Brazil K001130223 Yes
Ferreira, L.V. [58] Brazil K001130220 Yes
Andrade, K. [259] Brazil K001130219 Yes
Schimper [771] Ethiopia K000012846 Type Yes
Prance, G.T. [58965] Brazil K001130205 Yes
Ferreira, L.V. [58] Brazil K001130221 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [25695] Brazil K001130045 Yes
Peru K:SPC-44871.000 No
Trail, J.W.H. [35] Brazil K001130209 Yes
Schimper [771] Ethiopia K000012845 Isotype Yes
Ducke, A. [1151] Brazil K001130199 Yes
Lira, S.S. [128] Brazil K001130216 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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.

  • 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