Fabaceae
Schizolobium

Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F.Blake

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 240 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Congo, India, Jawa, Malawi, Mozambique, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sumatera, Tanzania, Uganda, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.501.2.2. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • 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. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Niembro Rocas, A., Vázquez Torres, M. & Sáchez Sáchez, O. (2010). Árboles de Veracruz 100 especies para la reforstación estratégica: 1-253. Gombierno del Estado de Veracruz, México.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew's Economic Botany collection in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://sbocc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Carnets-botaniques-n°143.pdf. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • 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. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Niembro Rocas, A., Vázquez Torres, M. & Sáchez Sáchez, O. (2010). Árboles de Veracruz 100 especies para la reforstación estratégica: 1-253. Gombierno del Estado de Veracruz, México.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Bailey, L. H. & Bailey, E. Z. (1976). Hortus Third. New York: Macmillan
  • Benthall, A. P. (1946). The trees of Calcutta. Calcutta.
  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1967). Caesalp. In: Flora Trop. East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Dale, I. R. (1953). A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda
  • Ding Hou, Larsen, S & Larsen, K (1996). Flora Malesiana I, 12, 2:409-784. Caesalpiniaceae.
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Standley, P. C. & Steyermark, J. A (1946). Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5) :1-425 Leguminosae

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 Martínez S., E.; Márquez, A.; Urquijo, G.; Ramírez, M. [19876] Mexico K000680479 No
Jan 1, 2000 Martínez S., E.; Márquez, A.; Urquijo, G.; Ramírez, M. [19876] Mexico K000680478 No
Oct 1, 1998 Hatschbach, G. [45312] Brazil K000841907 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000264595 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Santos, T.S. [2201] Brazil K000055380 No
Oct 1, 1998 Hatschbach, G. [45312] Brazil K000841908 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Glaziou [6188] Brazil K000841901 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Glaziou, A. [13427] Brazil K000841900 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Glaziou [1569] Brazil K000841902 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Reitz, P.R. [3579] Brazil K000841896 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Burchell [3033] Brazil K000841895 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [2561] Brazil K000841898 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [2561] Brazil K000841897 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Glaziou [13427] Brazil K000841899 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Thomsen, K. [19] Costa Rica K000680480 No
Jan 21, 1987 Cruz, R. [WB-00496-3] El Salvador K000680544 No
Jan 21, 1987 Cruz, R. [WB-00496-3] El Salvador K000680545 No
MACQUEEN, D.J. [343] Guatemala K000680497 No
Hughes, C.E. [1880] Mexico K000680487 No
MACQUEEN, D.J.; Pennington, T.D. [77] Guatemala K000680498 No
Pennington, R.T.; Santos, T.S. [196] Brazil K000841903 Yes
Fonseca, M.L.; Oliveira, F.C.A. [404] Brazil K000841905 Yes
Hughes, C.E. [1306] Mexico K000680484 No
Fonseca, M.L.; Oliveira, F.C.A. [404] Brazil K000841906 Yes
Hughes, C.E. [1306] Mexico K000680485 No
Fonseca, M.L.; Oliveira, F.C.A. [404] Brazil K000841904 Yes
Martínez S., E. [11910] Mexico K000680486 No
Aguilar, R. [4430] Costa Rica K000680494 No
Oct 1, 1998 Dorantes, B. [2694] Mexico Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680482 No
Oct 1, 1998 Hayes, S. [584] Panama Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680548 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Gentle, P.H. [2437] Belize Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680507 No
Oct 1, 1998 Hummel, C. [s.n.] Belize Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680501 No
Oct 1, 1998 Gentle, P.H. [2437] Belize Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680508 No
Oct 1, 1998 Rovirosa, J.N. [139] Mexico Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680491 No
Oct 1, 1998 Hayes, S. [584] Panama Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680547 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Peck, M.E. [302] Belize Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680506 No
Oct 1, 1998 Conservator of Forests [H.1116/55] Belize Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680503 No
Oct 1, 1998 Pennington, T.D.; Sarukhán K., J. [9523] Mexico Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680488 No
Oct 1, 1998 von Tuerckheim, H. [8505] Guatemala Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680500 No
Oct 1, 1998 Schipp, W.A. [876] Belize Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680505 No
Oct 1, 1998 Hummel, C. [s.n.] Belize Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680502 No
Oct 1, 1998 von Tuerckheim, H. [8505] Guatemala Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680499 No
Oct 1, 1998 Matuda, E. [17625] Mexico Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680489 No
Oct 1, 1998 Steyermark, J.A.; Allen, P.H. [16785] Panama Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680549 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Pennington, T.D.; Sarukhán K., J. [9064] Mexico Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680481 No
Oct 1, 1998 MACQUEEN, D.J. [336] Mexico Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680493 No
Oct 1, 1998 MACQUEEN, D.J. [336] Mexico Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680492 No
Oct 1, 1998 Hayes, S. [584] Panama Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680546 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Conservator of Forests [H.1116/55] Belize Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680504 No
Oct 1, 1998 Thomsen, K. [938] Costa Rica Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680496 No
Oct 1, 1998 Allen, P.H. [4034] Panama Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680550 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Thomsen, K. [565] Costa Rica Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680495 No
Oct 1, 1988 Pennington, T.D.; Sarukhán K., J. [9368] Mexico Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000680483 No
Archer, W.A. [7538] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841920 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5779] Bolivia Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841916 Yes
Ducke, A. [1239] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841912 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4712] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841913 Yes
Nascimento, J.; Henicka, G.S.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A., C.; Piva, J.H. [30] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000579555 No
Ducke [400] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841919 Yes
Archer, W.A. [7538] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841910 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5567] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841918 Yes
Nascimento, J.; Henicka, G.S.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A., C.; Piva, J.H. [30] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000404955 No
Ducke, A. [1239] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841917 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5567] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841911 Yes
Ule, E. [9444] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841915 Yes
Reitz, C.R. [1822] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841909 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4712] Brazil Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum K000841914 Yes

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