Polygalaceae
Securidaca

Securidaca acuminata A.St.-Hil. & Moq.

First published in Ann. Soc. Roy. Sci. Orléans 9: 58 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Brazil. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Giulietti & al. (2009). Plantas raras do Brasil: 1-496. Conservação International, Belo Horizonte, MG.
  • Pastore, J.F.B. (2014). Saint-Hilaire's Polygalaceae. Phytotaxa 158: 201-223.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Giulietti & al. (2009). Plantas raras do Brasil: 1-496. Conservação International, Belo Horizonte, MG.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lutz, A. [1574] Brazil K001130018 Yes
Langsdorff [5] Brazil K001130015 Yes
Smith, L.B. [1876] Brazil K001130019 Yes
Burchell [2155] Brazil K001130020 Yes
Miers, J. [4475] Brazil K001130017 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10267] Brazil K001130016 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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