Sclerolobium densiflorum

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Near Threatened

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly pinnate, sometimes bipinnate, rarely apparently simple . Corolla usually showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal innermost in bud. Stamens 10 or fewer, distinct , usually not showy, some commonly reduced to staminodes. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) usually lacking. [Carr]

Physical Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [1].

Ecology: Atlantic forest .[1].

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Insufficiently known, Habit: Tree , Lifespan: Perennial

Last scrutiny: 1993

Similar Species

Members of the genus Sclerolobium

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

S. albiflorum (Jawaredan Belero) · S. aureum (Craveiro) · S. aureum var. aureum (Succupira Preta) · S. chrysophyllum (Guamo Colorado) · S. densiflorum (Luga Porco) · S. duckei (Luga Tabacum) · S. dwyeri (Canache) · S. goeldianum (Tachi) · S. guianense (Arapari) · S. guianense var. guianense (Jaweldan Beleroe) · S. melinonii (Alaoelama) · S. micranthum (Copaiba) · S. paniculatum (Velame) · S. setiferum (Moena) · S. tinctorium (Tachy) · S. tinctorium var. tinctorium (Tachy) · S. tinctorium var. uleanum (Uisha-Guiro)

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Further Reading

• Gomes da Silva, L. F. & H. C. de Lima. 2007. Mudanças nomenclaturais no gênero Tachigali Aubl. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) no Brasil. Rodriguésia 58:399.
• Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.
• Varty, N. and Guadagnin, D.L. 1996. Annex 10: Arboreal species of the Atlantic forests (from Base de Dados Tropical of the Funfaçâo Tropical de Pesquisas e Tecnologia 'André Tosello'). In: Information sources on the biology, conservation and trade of tree species in Brazil. Unpublished report for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Trees Project.
• Vaz, A.M.S. 1997. Completed data collection forms for species in the subfamily Caesalpinoideae in Brazil.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Nghia, N.H. 1998. Dalbergia entadoides. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Nielsen IC & Rico ML, 1994 (from ILDIS).
• Pippen, Jeffrey S. Jeff's Nature Page. Accessed December 8, 2007.
• Podlech D, 1996 (from ILDIS).
• Polhill RM, 1993 (from ILDIS).
• Rhytismatales database 2006.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• Schrire BD, 1994-10 (from ILDIS).
• Sokoloff DD, 2001-03 (from ILDIS).
• Stirton CH, 2001-06 (from ILDIS).
• The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.
• The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
• The Virtual Field Herbarium.
• Thomson, Christian (from Diptera).
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 04, 2008)
• USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
• Vaz AMSF, 2001-05 (from ILDIS).
• Vaz, A.M.S. 1998. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Vaz, A.M.S. 1998. Sclerolobium densiflorum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Adenanthera intermedia. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. &lt;www.iucnredlist.org&gt;. Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• van der Maesen LJG, 1993 (from ILDIS).
• van der Maesen, LJG, 2001-03 (from ILDIS).

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2837178
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-12032
• GRIN Nomen Number: 443754
• IUCN ID: 241449
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 400655

Footnotes

1. Vaz, A.M.S. 1998. Sclerolobium densiflorum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]

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