Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, China South-Central, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced into:
Cook Is., Niue
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Hypaphorus subumbrans Hassk. in Hort. Bogor. Descr.: 198 (1858)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Corallodendron holosericeum (Kurz) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 172 (1891)
- Corallodendron lithospermum (Blume ex Miq.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 173 (1891)
- Corallodendron sumatranum (Miq.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 173 (1891)
- Erythrina holosericea Kurz in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 69 (1873)
- Erythrina hypaphorus Boerl. ex Koord.-Schum. in Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19: 433 (1898)
- Erythrina lithosperma Blume ex Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 209 (1855)
- Erythrina lithosperma var. armata Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 209 (1855)
- Erythrina lithosperma var. inermis Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 209 (1855)
- Erythrina mysorensis Gamble in Fl. Madras: 354 (1918)
- Erythrina secundiflora Hassk. in Pl. Jav. Rar.: 378 (1848), nom. illeg.
- Erythrina sumatrana Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 304 (1861)
- Hypaphorus subumbrans var. aculeata Hassk. in Hort. Bogor. Descr.: 205 (1858)
- Hypaphorus subumbrans var. inermis Hassk. in Hort. Bogor. Descr.: 199 (1858)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
- Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
- Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
- Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
- DeGuzman, Umali & Sotalbo (1986). Guide to Philippine Flora & Fauna 3:199-230. Philippines.
- Maxwell, R. H. (1991). In: Dassanayake, M. D. & Fosberg, F. R. (Eds.) A revised handbook
- Senaratna, L. K. (2001). A check list of the flowering plants of Sri Lanka. Colombo.
- Smith, A. C. (1985). Flora Vitiensis Nova, Vol. 3.
- Whitmore, T. C. (1972). Tree Flora of Malaya, Vol. 1. London: Longman
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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International Legume Database and Information Service
- International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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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
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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
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images