Fabaceae
Bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 375 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Tropical Asia and N. Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Northern Territory, Philippines

Introduced into:

Cambodia, Caroline Is., Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. 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.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). 61. Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Flora Zambesiaca 3(2): 1-218. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ali, S. I. (1973). Flora of Pakistan, No. 54 Caesalpiniaceae. Karachi:Univ Karac
  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1967). Caesalp. In: Flora Trop. East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Ding Hou, Larsen, S & Larsen, K (1996). Flora Malesiana I, 12, 2:409-784. Caesalpiniaceae.
  • Gamble, J. S. (1918). Flora of the Presidency of Madras, Vol. 1. (Parts 2-3) 1918-19
  • Hotta, M et al (1989). Sekai Yuhyou-shokubutu(Useful Pls. of World) Heibonsha. Tokyo
  • Howard, R. A. et al. (1988). Dicotyledoneae Part 1. Fl. Lesser Antilles Arnold Arboretum
  • Jain, S. K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany
  • Leon, H. & Alain, H. (1951). Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas
  • Liogier, A. H. (1988). Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
  • Parham, J. W. (1972). Plants of the Fiji Islands
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Prain, D. (1903). Bengal Plants Vol 1
  • Publ. & Inform. Directorate (1988). Wealth of India-Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials... Vol. 2.
  • Rudd, V. E. (1991). Flora of Ceylon 7: 34-107. Caesalpinioideae
  • Saxena, H. O. & Brahman, M. (1994). The Flora of Orissa (Ranunculaceae to Fabaceae)
  • Senaratna, L. K. (2001). A check list of the flowering plants of Sri Lanka. Colombo.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1952 Keith [9100] Malaysia K000623291 Yes
Aug 1, 1951 Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21296] Malaysia K000623288 Yes
Aug 1, 1951 Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21296] Malaysia K000623295 Yes
Jan 1, 1917 Bourne [2782] India K000760693 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1917 Bourne [2782] India K000760692 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4103] Philippines K000623300 Yes
Lumao [2631] Malaysia K000623296 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] Bangladesh K001122164 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lumao [2631] Malaysia K000623292 Yes
Tandom [2657] Malaysia K000623297 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [17440] Philippines K000623299 Yes
Maskuri [178] Indonesia K000623290 Yes
Balajadia [3292] Malaysia K000623294 Yes
Mendoza, D.R. [97994] Philippines K000623298 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5794] Burma K001122162 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5794] Burma K001122163 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] India K001122154 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whitford, H. [855] Philippines K000623301 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122152 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122157 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vidal [1268] Philippines K000623303 Yes
s.coll. [9164] Indonesia K000623287 Yes
Vidal [274] Philippines K000623305 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122159 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loher, A. [2209] Philippines K000623302 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122150 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tandom [2657] Malaysia K000623293 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122151 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vidal [2680] Philippines K000623304 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122155 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5794] Burma K001122161 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5794] K001122156 Unknown Type Material Yes
Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 5794] Mauritius K001122153 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5794] Bangladesh K001122158 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mendoza, N. [1593] Malaysia K000623289 Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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