Taxon:  Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC.



Summary
Genus:
Lonchocarpus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
22538
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.)
Verified:
03/25/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Robinia sericea Poir.

Autonym(s)
Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC. var. sericeus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dalbergia domingensis Pers.
Lonchocarpus domingensis (Turpin ex Pers.) DC.
Lonchocarpus formosianus DC.
Lonchocarpus lucidus Pittier
Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC. var. glabrescens Benth.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Azevedo Tozzi, A. M. G. de. 1989. Estudios taxonômicos dos gêneros Lonchocarpus Kunth e Deguelia Aubl. no Brasil. Unpublished dissertation (Universidade Estadual de Campinas) 253-264.
  3. Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
  4. Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: = Lonchocarpus domingensis (Pers.) DC.
  6. Jardim e Museu Agricola do Ultramar, Portugal. 1971-1973. Flora da Guine Portuguesa.
  7. Jardim e Museu Agricola do Ultramar, Portugal. 1972-. Flora de Sao Tome e Principe. Note: lists as Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth
  8. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  9. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
  10. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  11. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  12. Lourteig, A. 1988. Nomenclatura plantarum americanarum. VII. Leguminosae. Phytologia 65:399.
  13. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  14. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  15. Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
  16. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  17. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  18. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: mentions
  19. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
  20. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsavonette  1Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo w.Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAlagoas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeará  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspírito Santo  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaíba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiauí  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolívar  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaDelta Amacuro  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
Native
Africa
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (w.), Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad), United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolívar, Delta Amacuro]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  3. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  4. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  5. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22538. Accessed 12 May 2026.