Fabaceae

Pterocarpus Jacq.

First published in Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 283 (1763), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Assam, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Seychelles, Society Is.

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. 2: 237.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 283, t.183, fig. 93 (1763), nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Select. Stirp. Am. Hist.: 283, t. 183/92 (1763), nom. conserv. propos.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2019 Constantino, D. [1047] Brazil K001076587 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21569] Brazil K000207448 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Lima, H.C. [4330] Brazil K001076590 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Hatschbach, G.G.; Silva, J.M. [61460] Brazil K001076592 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Silva, J.M.; Barbosa, E. [5366] Brazil K001076589 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Blanchet, J.S. [3785] Brazil K000207456 Type No
Jan 1, 2019 Santos, F.S. [02] Brazil K000207469 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Pinheiro, F. [27] Brazil K001076585 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Pollard, B.J. [417] Cameroon K000746682 Yes
Jun 3, 2010 Lotter, M.C.; Turpin, B.C. [1776] Mozambique K000787929 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H. [2515] Brazil K000579759 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A.C.; Piva, J.H. [139] Brazil K000578450 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.; Millike, N.; Biggs, N.; Henicka, G.S.; Silveria, E.A.; Piva, J.H. [1100] Brazil K000578451 Yes
Apr 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10210] Cameroon K000027490 No
Oct 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8928] Cameroon K000027491 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Queiroz, L.P. [4825] Brazil K000207454 Type Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Sarmento, A.C. [60680] Brazil K000207452 No
Feb 1, 2000 Queiroz, L.P. [4825] Brazil K000207455 Holotype No
Feb 1, 2000 Rocha, P. [24] Brazil K000207453 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5923] Cameroon K000436007 Yes
May 1, 1990 Nemba, J. [433] Cameroon K000087497 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Westphal; Westphal-Stevels [9927] Cameroon K000092501 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Westphal; Westphal-Stevels [9941] Cameroon K000087500 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Fay, J.M.; Doka, J. [4651] Central African Republic K000627819 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Pierre, L. [516] Cambodia K000827891 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Mann, G. [713] Cameroon K000087498 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Richard, M. [s.n.] Madagascar K000379339 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Pierre, L. [6544] Vietnam K000827887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Pierre, L. [6544] Vietnam K000827888 Type Yes
Blanchet, J.S. [2818] Brazil K001076594 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12865] Thailand K000827890 Type Yes
Schimper [1597] Ethiopia K000379368 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1597] Ethiopia K000379367 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1597] Ethiopia K000379369 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5843] Burma K001122357 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000827895 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122351 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1668] Ethiopia K000379371 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122354 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell, W.J. [3860] Brazil K001076595 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4765] Central African Republic K000627818 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122353 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1668] Ethiopia K000379370 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pierre, L. [125] Vietnam K000827889 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122350 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122352 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [15016] Ecuador K:SPC-62949.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5843] Burma K001122356 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5843] K001122349 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000827896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Myers, J.G. [6377] Sudan K000627815 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5843] Malaysia K001122355 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pierre, L. [1043] Cambodia K000827892 Isotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5843] Burma K001122358 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5845] K001122361 Unknown Type Material Yes
Huamantupa, I. [3486] Peru Pterocarpus K001930840 No
Vásquez, R. [41323] Peru Pterocarpus K001930839 No
Young, H.J.; Stratton, D.A. [21] Peru Pterocarpus K001930841 No
Díaz, C.; Vásquez, R. [3061] Peru Pterocarpus K001930843 No
Gentry, A.; Diaz, H.; Aronson, J.; Jaramillo, N. [25864] Peru Pterocarpus K001930842 No
Vigo, J.S. [11018] Peru Pterocarpus K001930834 No
Rojas, R.; Ortiz, G. [7480] Peru Pterocarpus K001930833 No
Werff. H.; Gray, B.; Vasquez, R.; Rojas, R. [14641] Peru Pterocarpus K001930831 No
Rojas, R.; Ortiz, G.; Carhuaricra, T. [8750] Peru Pterocarpus K001930832 No
Jaramillo, N.; Marcos, A. [702] Peru Pterocarpus K001930829 No
Young, H.J.; Stratton, D.A. [213] Peru Pterocarpus K001930830 No
Rojas, R.; Vasquez, R.; Campos, J.; Flores, S. [764] Peru Pterocarpus K001930802 No

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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Legumes of the World Online

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  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
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