Fabaceae
Schnella

Schnella smilacina (Schott) G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 2: 459 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guianas, Brazil (Espírito Santo to Rio de Janeiro). It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, French Guiana, Suriname

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Wunderlin, R.P. & Eilers, R.M. (2009). Revision of Bauhinia subgenus Phanera section Schnella (Cercideae: Caesalpinioideae: Fabaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3: 619-628. [Cited as Bauhinia smilacina.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1995 Thomas, W.W. [10412], Bahia Bauhinia smilacina K000056934 Yes
May 1, 1995 Folli, D.A. [1196], Bahia Bauhinia smilacina K000056936 Yes
Apr 1, 1995 Queiroz, L.P. [3501], Bahia Bauhinia smilacina K000056935 Yes
Jardim, J.G. [378], Bahia Bauhinia smilacina K000056937 Yes
s.coll. [1565], Brazil Bauhinia smilacina K000807368 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [1343], Brazil Bauhinia smilacina K000807370 Yes
Bentham [1565], Brazil Bauhinia smilacina K000807371 Yes
Lima, H.C. [2274], Rio de Janeiro Bauhinia smilacina K000807372 Yes
Mori, S. [17622], Amapá Bauhinia smilacina K000807373 Yes
Glaziou, A. [2554], Rio de Janeiro Bauhinia smilacina K000807369 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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 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 2023. 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