Lonchocarpus sericeus sericeus

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Common Names

Description

Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Faboideae

Mostly herbs, shrubs , or trees . Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple . Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous ), not showy. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Derris sericea (Poiret)Ducke
2. Lonchocarpus cruentus Lundell
3. Lonchocarpus formosanus DC.
4. Lonchocarpus pyxidarius DC.
5. Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC.
6. Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poiret) DC.
7. Lonchocarpus sericeus Poir.
8. Robinia sericea Poiret

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Place of publication : Prodr. 2:260. 1825 (F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al. , Nov. gen. sp. 6:301[folio]; 6:383[quarto]. 1824, nom. inval.)

Name verified on 25-Mar-2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 25-Mar-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lonchocarpus

There are approximately 274 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. acuminatus · L. amarus · L. americanus · L. amerimnum · L. andrieuxii · L. apiciflorus · L. araripensis · L. argenteus · L. atropurpureus (Chaperno) · L. bahianus · L. balsensis · L. barteri · L. benthamianus · L. bicolor · L. blackii · L. blainii (Guama Hediondo) · L. boliviensis · L. brachybotrys · L. brachypterus · L. broadwayi · L. bussei · L. calcaratus · L. calderonii · L. campestris · L. capasca · L. capassa · L. capensis · L. castilloi (Black Cabbage-Bark) · L. caudatus · L. cearensia · L. chiangii · L. chiricanus · L. chrysophyllus · L. comitensis · L. constrictus · L. costaricensis (Pavilla) · L. costatus · L. crassifolius · L. crucisrubierae · L. cultratus · L. dasycalyx · L. deguelioides · L. densiflorus · L. densiflorus var. densiflorus · L. densiflorus var. moritzianus · L. denudatus var. villosus · L. dewevrei · L. dipteroneurus (Grifo) · L. domingensis (Anoncillo) · L. dominguensis · L. dubius · L. ehrenbergii · L. ellipticus · L. emarginatus · L. engelhardti · L. epigaeus · L. eriocalyx · L. eriocalyx eriocalyx · L. eriocalyx wankiensis · L. eriocarinalis (Palo De Oro) · L. eriophyllus · L. ernesti · L. fasciculatus · L. felipei · L. fendleri · L. fendleri fendleri · L. fendleri pubescens · L. fendleri var. pubescens · L. ferrugineus · L. filipes · L. floribundus · L. fluvialis · L. formosianus · L. fruticosus · L. fuscopurpureus · L. galeottianus · L. gillyi · L. glabrescens · L. glaucifolius (Geno) · L. glaziovii · L. grandiflorus · L. guatemalensis (Chapel) · L. guatemalensis var. fendleri · L. guatemalensis var. guatemalensis · L. guatemalensis var. jurgenseni · L. guatemalensis var. mexicanus · L. guatemalensis var. proteranthus · L. guillemineanus (Cabelouro) · L. guilleminianus · L. guineensis · L. haberi · L. heptaphyllus (Broadleaf Lancepod) · L. hermannii · L. heudelotianus · L. hidalgensis · L. hintoni · L. hintonii · L. hondurensis (Cabbage-Bark) · L. huetamoensis · L. huetamoensis huetamoensis

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 20, 2008.
• Schrire BD, 1994-10 (from ILDIS).
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 04, 2008)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2845640
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-15069
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13667032
• GRIN Nomen Number: 22538
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 403297

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