Sophora tomentosa L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Sophora L.
Tribe: Sophoreae
References: [210][453][1056][1363][2825]

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Other names:

• Sophora fometosa L. [Orthographic] 
  
• Sophora tometosa L. [Orthographic] 
  

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Common Names:

• Bois Chapelet [1941]
  
• Coast Sophora [2153]
  
• Herbe Chapelet [3077]
  
• Kau Ni Yalewa [2264]
  
• Kofai [2968]
  
• Micar [453]
  
• Pofatu-aoao [2968]
  
• Potu-avao [2968]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [2968] [121]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1985]
  • Ghana [1985]
  • Ivory Coast [1985]
  • Liberia [1985]
  • Mozambique [1985]
  • Nigeria [1985]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [1985]
  • Senegal [1985]
  • Sierra Leone [1985]
  • Tanzania [1985]
  • Togo [1985]

• Asia [261] [1587] [1914] [1929] [1937] [1969] [2002] [2017] [2025] [2056] [2076] [2089]
  • Cambodia [1937]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969]
  • Irian Jaya [261]
  • Sri Lanka [1587]
  • Taiwan [1929]
  • Thailand [2076]
  • Vietnam [1937]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales
    • Northern Territory
    • Queensland
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [453] [1056] [2153] [2157]
  • Bahamas [2153]
  • Cayman Is [453]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Haiti [2157]
  • Jamaica [1056]

• Central America [1243]
  • Belize [1242] [1656]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1243]
  • Mexico(South East) [1243]
  • Panama [1224] [1656]

• Indian Ocean [1914] [1915] [1941] [1982] [2002] [2003] [2069] [2079] [3062]
  • Aldabra [1941]
  • Andaman Is [1914]
  • Madagascar [1982]
  • Maldives [3062]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Nicobar Is [1914]
  • Rodrigues [1915]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• North America
  • United States [1409] [1430] [1431] [1680]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [2235] [2264] [2968]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Gilbert Is [2235]
  • Marquesas [2968]
  • Marshall Is [2235]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Society Is [2968]
  • Solomon Is [261]

• South America [1140] [1243]
  • Argentina [1140]
  • Brazil [1103] [1233] [1414]
  • Colombia [1243]

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Notes:

• Two subspecies tomentosa and occidentalis (L.)Brummitt. [2907]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:16:11