Taxon:  Dalbergia ecastaphyllum (L.) Taub.



Summary
Genus:
Dalbergia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
408599
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3):335.  1894
Comment:
the specific epithet published as a noun and retains its own gender and termination irrespective of the gender of the generic name (Shenzhen ICN Art. 23.5)
Verified:
05/05/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum ecastaphyllum L.

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Fruit

Conservation Status
CITES Appendix II – Vulnerable to Extinction
Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1961-. Flore du Gabon.
  3. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  4. Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
  5. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  6. Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
  7. Carvalho, A. M. de. 1994. The genus Dalbergia L.f. in Bahia, Brazil. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 16. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas
  8. Carvalho, A. M. de. 1997. A synopsis of the genus Dalbergia (Fabaceae: Dalbergieae) in Brazil. Brittonia 49:108.
  9. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  10. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
  11. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. Note: lists as Dalbergia ecastophyllum (P. Browne ex L.) Taub.
  12. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  13. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  14. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  15. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  16. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  17. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  18. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  19. Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: lists as "Dalbergia ecastaphylla"
  20. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  21. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
  22. Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India Note: lists as "Dalbergia ecastaphylla"
  23. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  24. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  25. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  26. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:740.
  27. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: lists as "Dalbergia ecastaphylla"
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Portuguese (Brazil)bugi  2Carvalho, A. M. de. 1994. The genus Dalbergia L.f. in Bahia, Brazil. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 16. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas
Portuguese (Brazil)marmeleiro-da-praia  2Carvalho, A. M. de. 1994. The genus Dalbergia L.f. in Bahia, Brazil. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 16. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1961-. Flore du Gabon.
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  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1961-. Flore du Gabon.
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 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 AfricaCongo  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1961-. Flore du Gabon.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1961-. Flore du Gabon.
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
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and Principe  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:740.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:740.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Carvalho, A. M. de. 1997. A synopsis of the genus Dalbergia (Fabaceae: Dalbergieae) in Brazil. Brittonia 49:108.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica e.Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras e.Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua e.Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: lists as "Dalbergia ecastaphylla"
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru e.Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Africa
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Assam, West Bengal]
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica (e.), Guatemala, Honduras (e.), Nicaragua (e.), Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru (e.)

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1961-. Flore du Gabon.
  3. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  4. Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
  5. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  6. Carvalho, A. M. de. 1997. A synopsis of the genus Dalbergia (Fabaceae: Dalbergieae) in Brazil. Brittonia 49:108.
  7. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  8. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
  9. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  10. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  11. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  12. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  13. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
  14. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  15. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  16. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  17. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:740.
  18. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: lists as "Dalbergia ecastaphylla"
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=408599. Accessed 12 May 2026.