Sympetalandra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Genus: Sympetalandra
Species: S. borneensis – S. densiflora – S. hildebrandii – S. schmutzii – S. unijuga
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sympetalandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 April 23. Reference page.

Name

Sympetalandra Stapf, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2721 (1901)

Type species: Sympetalandra borneensis Stapf, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2721 (1901)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Malesia
Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak), Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia), Philippines, Sumatera

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. (ed.) 1905. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or Figures, with Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, Selected from the Kew Herbarium. Vol. 28 (= 4th series, Vol. 8): pls. 2701–2800. London: Dulau & Co. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

van Steenis, C.G.G.J. 1975. A review of the genus Sympetalandra Stapf and its position in Caesalpinioideae. Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 22(2) 159–167. Full Article (PDF). Reference page.

Links

Tropicos.org 2021. Sympetalandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 April 2021. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sympetalandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sympetalandra. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2022. Reference page.

Sympetalandra is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees native to Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines, where they grow in lowland tropical forest.[1] It belongs subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[2]
Species

As of September 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

Sympetalandra borneensis Stapf
Sympetalandra densiflora (Elmer) Steenis
Sympetalandra hildebrandii Steenis
Sympetalandra schmutzii Steenis
Sympetalandra unijuga (Airy Shaw) Steenis

References

"Sympetalandra Stapf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.