Fabaceae
Schnella

Schnella splendens (Kunth) Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 97 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to N. & NE. Brazil. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cardinal-McTeague, W. (2020). Personal communication on Fabaceae, Cercidoideae. 2 Université de Montréal, Canada.

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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • WCVP (2021). World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 2.0. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://wcvp.science.kew.org/ Retrieved 28 April 2021

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Spruce, R. [1780], Brazil Bauhinia splendens var. latifolia K000264729 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Spruce, R. [1780], Brazil Bauhinia splendens var. latifolia K000264728 lectotype Yes
M.A.D Souza [197], Amazonas Bauhinia guianensis var. splendens K000807714 Yes
Oliveira, J.C.L. [48], Pará Bauhinia guianensis var. splendens K000807717 Yes
Souza, M.A.D. [399], Amazonas Bauhinia guianensis var. splendens K000807713 Yes
Souza, M.G.C. [23], Pará Bauhinia guianensis var. splendens K000807718 Yes
Souza, M.A.D. [104], Amazonas Bauhinia guianensis var. splendens K000807716 Yes
M.A.D Souza [453], Amazonas Bauhinia guianensis var. splendens K000807715 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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