Biology:Archidendron bigeminum

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Short description: Species of legume

Archidendron bigeminum
Archidendron monadelphum 02.JPG
Fruit of Archidendron bigeminum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Archidendron
Species:
A. bigeminum
Binomial name
Archidendron bigeminum
(L.) I.C.Nielsen
Synonyms

Numerous, see text

Archidendron bigeminum is a tree species in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is found in India and Sri Lanka. It is known as "kalitiya - කලටිය" in Sinhala.

The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) in the 1998 IUCN Redlist reviewed Abarema bigemina and Pithecellobium gracile as Vulnerable species.[1] These are nowadays both considered junior synonyms of Archidendron bigeminum.[2] It may be that the Indian population consists of a smaller-growing variety than that on Sri Lanka.

Synonyms

The complete list of junior synonyms is:[2]

  • Abarema abeywickramae Kosterm.
  • Abarema bigemina (L.) Kosterm.
  • Abarema monadelpha (Roxb.) Kosterm.
  • Abarema monadelpha (Roxb.) Kosterm. var. gracile (Bedd.) Kosterm.
  • Archidendron monadelphum (Roxb.) I.C.Nielsen
  • Archidendron monadelphum (Roxb.) I.C.Nielsen var. gracile (Bedd.) Sanjappa
  • Inga bigemina (L.) Willd.
  • Mimosa bigemina L.
  • Mimosa monadelpha Roxb.
  • Pithecellobium bigeminum (L.) Mart.
  • Pithecellobium bigemium (L.) Mart.
  • Pithecellobium gracile Bedd.
  • Pithecellobium nicobaricum Prain
Seed of Archidendron bigeminum

References

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named IUCNa
  2. 2.0 2.1 ILDIS (2005)
  • International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Archidendron bigeminum. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.


Wikidata ☰ Q56698 entry