Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum (Vermoesen) Harms

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 459 (1925)
This name is a synonym of Prioria balsamifera

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307. [Cited as Prioria balsamifera.]
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Prioria balsamifera.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325. [Cited as Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Kennedy For. Fl. S. Nig. 93
  • Léonard in Fl. Congo Belge 3: 375, t. 28.
  • in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. 9: 457, fig. 9, F–L (1925)

Kew Plants for Health

  • "Int. Poisonous Plants Checklist (2008, Wagstaff)"
  • "UPWTA (Burkill, 2025)"
  • MPNS Import

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Aubreville, A. (1965). 9. Caesalpinoideae. In: Flora du Cameroun. Aubreville & Leroy
  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ed. 2;Vol. 1, part 2
  • Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1952). Flore du Congo Belge, Vol. 3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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