Fabaceae
Erythrina

Erythrina senegalensis DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 413 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Burkill, H. M. (1985). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Contu, S. (2009). Erythrina senegalensis. Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewis, G., Schrire, B., Mackinder, B. & Lock, J.M. (eds) (2005). Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Saidu, K., Onah, J., Orisadipe, A., et al. (2000). Antiplasmodial, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory activities of the aqueous extract of the stem bark of Erythrina senegalensis. J. Ethnopharmacol. 71: 275–280.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 369
  • Chev. Bot. 195
  • DC. —F.T.A. 2: 181, excl. syn. E. vogelii Hook. f.
  • Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 322, t. 66, 3–4.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Hepper, F. N. (1958). Papilionoideae. In: Flora West Tropical Africa. Keay, R. W. J.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4725], Cameroon K000746562 No
Oct 1, 1974 Satabie, B. [24], Cameroon K000387205 No
Dec 5, 1968 Latilo, M.G. [62232], Nigeria K000387185 No
May 2, 1965 Morton [900], Sierra Leone K000387189 No
May 2, 1965 Morton [729], Sierra Leone K000387190 No
Jan 1, 1959 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [1971], Côte d'Ivoire K000387193 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28045], Nigeria 11470.000 No
Olorunfemi, J. [24386], Nigeria 11471.000 No
Meikle, R.D., Nigeria 15489.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [4421], Cameroon K000087087 No
Dalziel, J.M. [610], Nigeria K000387181 No
Baldwin, J.T. [12001], Nigeria K000387183 No
Meikle, R.D. [743], Nigeria K000387184 No
Ern, H. [1617], Togo K000387196 No
Pasoy [7792], Togo K000387197 No
King, E.L. [165], Sierra Leone K000387202 No
Baldwin, J.T. [11600], Liberia K000387191 No
Baldwin, J.T. [12521], Liberia K000387192 No
Olorunfemi, J. [55098], Nigeria K000387187 No
Deighton, F.C. [2653], Sierra Leone K000387203 No
Bamps [2469], Côte d'Ivoire K000387194 No
McClintock, A. [197], Nigeria K000387182 No
Langdale-Brown, I. [2587], Guinea K000387199 No
Deighton, F.C. [3602], Sierra Leone K000387200 No
Small, D. [456], Sierra Leone K000387201 No
Jorgensen, A. [34], Senegal K000387198 No
Deighton, F.C. [2653], Sierra Leone K000387204 No
Raynal, A. [12774], Cameroon K000387206 No
Hiepko, P. [333], Togo K000387195 No
Lely, H.V. [118], Nigeria K000387186 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

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