Fabaceae
Falcataria

Falcataria falcata (L.) Greuter & R.Rankin

First published in Espermat. Cuba Invent. Prelim.: XII (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to Santa Cruz Islands. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is.

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Marquesas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Tuamotu, Uganda, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
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  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.
  • 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.
  • Whitmore, T.C. (1966). Guide to the forests of the British Solomon islands: 1-208. Oxford University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 28, 2014 Labat, J.-N. [3925], New Caledonia Paraserianthes falcataria K000966232 No
Jan 1, 2006 Henty, E.E. [N.G.F. 14386], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654838 No
Jan 1, 2006 Millar, A.N. [N.G.F. 13850], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654840 No
Jan 1, 2006 Aet [755], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654832 No
Jan 1, 2006 van Royen, P. [7557], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654830 No
Jan 1, 2006 Ledermann [1774], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654836 No
Jan 1, 2006 Ledermann [6770], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654835 No
Jan 1, 2006 Hoogland, R.D. [4903], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654834 No
Jan 1, 2006 Havel, J.J. [N.G.F. 15422], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654837 No
Jan 1, 2006 Brass, L.J. [32547], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654839 No
Jan 1, 2006 van Royen, P. [N.G.F. 16494], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654843 No
Jan 1, 2006 Pullen [95], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654831 No
Jan 1, 2002 Mcdonald, G. [3784], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654842 No
Jan 1, 2000 Regalado, J. [1466], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654841 No
Apr 1, 1998 Barbon [1664], Philippines Paraserianthes falcataria K000296137 No
May 1, 1997 Takeuchi, W. [10252], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654847 No
Jan 1, 1995 Sands, M.J.S. [2514], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654856 No
Jan 1, 1995 Hoogland, R.D. [4380], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654859 No
Jan 1, 1995 Frodin, D.G. [UPNG 2009], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654853 No
Jan 1, 1995 Croft, J.R. [NGF 41405], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654586 No
Jan 1, 1995 Vandenberg, J. [NGF 42336], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654850 No
Jan 1, 1995 Brass, L.J. [576], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654589 No
Jan 1, 1995 Hoogland, R.D. [4519], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654858 No
Jan 1, 1995 Koster, Ch. [BW. 7094], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654854 No
Jan 1, 1995 Brass, L.J. [27251], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654590 No
Jan 1, 1995 Womersley, J.S. [NGF 43651], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654851 No
Jan 1, 1995 Millar, A.N. [NGF 23529], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654827 No
Jan 1, 1995 Ridsdale, C.E. [NGF 33960], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654849 No
Jan 1, 1995 Henty, E.E. [NGF 27467], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654857 No
Jan 1, 1995 Sands, M.J.S. [2514], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654855 No
Jan 1, 1995 Katik, P. [NGF 46907], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654829 No
Jan 1, 1995 Foreman, D.B. [LAE 52120], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654585 No
Jan 1, 1995 Womersley, J.S. [NGF 43671], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654852 No
Jan 1, 1989 Henty, E.E. [NGF 29461], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria K000654587 No
Jan 1, 1989 Brass, L.J. [5397], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654588 No
Jan 1, 1989 Kostermans [845], Irian Jaya Paraserianthes falcataria K000654833 No
Nov 1, 1975 Ridsdale, C.E. [NGF 33960], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654848 No
Gaerlan, F.J.M. [5340], Philippines Paraserianthes falcataria K000296139 No
Yasuda, keiko [2693], Japan Paraserianthes falcataria K000966236 No
Whistler, Art [11611], Samoa Paraserianthes falcataria K000966234 No
Schodde, R. [4242], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654828 Yes
Yasuda, keiko [2693], Japan Paraserianthes falcataria K000966235 No
Barbon [8326], Philippines Paraserianthes falcataria K000296138 No
Carr, C.E. [12833], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria K000654591 No
Jul 1, 1976 Lane-Poole, C.E. [236], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654844 Unknown type material Yes
Oct 1, 1975 Eyma [5438], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654845 isotype Yes
McViegh [N.G.F. 7343], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654656 No
Henty, E.E. [NGF 38915], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654657 No
Schodde, R [1340], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654661 No
Carr, C.E. [15161], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654824 No
Hartley, T.G. [T.G.H. 12137], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654660 No
Carr, C.E. [14580], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654826 No
Foreman, D.B. [LAE 60153], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654658 No
Flenley, J.R. [ANU 2672], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654665 No
Vandenberg, J [NGF 39961], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654666 No
Carr, C.E. [15838], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654825 No
Blackwood, E [255], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654663 No
Blackwood, E [177], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654664 No
Foreman, D.B. [LAE 60153], Papua New Guinea Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654659 No
Hoogland, R.D. [6271], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva K000654662 No
Takeuchi, W. [16822], Bismarck Archipelago Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. solomonensis K000654846 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 2022 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 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0