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.

Archidendron bigeminum
Fruit of Archidendron bigeminum
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
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

Seed of Archidendron bigeminum

References

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

• International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Archidendron bigeminum. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.

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