Fabaceae
Ormocarpum

Ormocarpum sennoides (Willd.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 315 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Lesser Sunda Is., New Caledonia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Balslav, H. & Chantaranothai, P. (2018). Flora of Thailand 4(3.1): 221-371. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department. [Cited as Ormocarpum cochinchinense.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 2: 315 (1825).
  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin 20: 332 (1966).
  • J. Léon. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 24: 103 (1954).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [22] Guinea K000010621 No
Dec 1, 2003 Onana, J.-M. [994] Cameroon K000051314 Yes
Apr 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4080] Cameroon K000008003 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [138] Cameroon K000108177 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8087] Cameroon K000108303 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2755] Cameroon K000108178 Yes
Oct 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2026] Cameroon K000051345 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Watts, J. [1155] Cameroon K000011938 No
Jan 1, 1998 Akogo, M. [272] Cameroon K000011937 No
Sep 25, 1991 Robertson, S.A. [4636] Kenya K000059296 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Manning, S.D. [1771] Cameroon K000086948 Yes
Aug 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [4265] Cameroon K000086951 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [5946] Cameroon K000086949 Yes
Jan 29, 1964 Graham, R.M. [1980] Kenya K000059293 Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [2117] Angola K001294487 Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Gossweiler, J. [4611] Angola K001294429 Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Gossweiler, J. [4611] Angola K001294428 Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Gossweiler, J. [4611A] Angola K001294430 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [710] Kenya K000059291 Yes
Letouzey, R. [14033] Cameroon K000087168 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5658] India K001121608 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5658] K001121610 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepper, F.N. [8612] Cameroon K000086950 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5658] K001121609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Glover, P.E. [764] Kenya K000059297 Yes

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