Piliostigma

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Cercidoideae
Genus:
Species: P. foveolatum – P. malabaricum – P. reticulatum – P. thonningii – P. tortuosum

Piliostigma Hochst., Flora 29: 598. 1846, nom. cons.

• Type species: Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.) Hochst.

• Heterotypic
  • Elayuna Raf., Sylva Tellur. 145. 1838, nom. rej.
    • Bauhinia subg. Elayuna (Raf.) Wunderlin, K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen, Biol. Skr. 28: 17. 1987.
      • Bauhinia [infragen. unranked] Griponeura Korth., Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt. Bot. 84. 1841.
      • Type species: Elayuna biloba Raf.
  • Locellaria Welw., Ann. Cons. Ultamar. (Portugal), Parte Não Off., Ser. 1 (“Apont.”) 1858: 588. 1858.
    • Type species: Locellaria bauhinioides Welw.

• Hochstetter, C.F.F. (1846) Flora 29: 598..

• Wunderlin, R.P. 2010. Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Phytoneuron 2010-48: 1–5. Full text PDF Reference page. 

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piliostigma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar. 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Piliostigma. Published online. Accessed: Sep 07 2020. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Piliostigma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Sep 2020. Reference page.
• Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Piliostigma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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