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.
| Archidendron bigeminum | |
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| Fruit of Archidendron bigeminum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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
References
- International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Archidendron bigeminum. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.
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