Archidendron bigeminum

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 people.

Archidendron bigeminum
Fruit of Archidendron bigeminum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Archidendron
Species:
A. bigeminum
Binomial name
Archidendron bigeminum
(L.) I.C.Nielsen
Synonyms

Numerous, see text

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. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Abarema bigemina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T30843A9582379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30843A9582379.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ILDIS (2005)
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