Andira legalis (Vell.) Toledo GRIN-Global

Taxon: Andira legalis (Vell.) Toledo

Summary

Genus:

Andira

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Dalbergieae

Nomen number:

435629

Place of publication:

Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 2:29. 1946

Verified:

03/29/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Lumbricidia legalis Vell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Andira frondosa Mart. ex Benth.

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Reference(s)

Faria, S. M. de et al. 1984. Levantamento da nodulação de Leguminosas florestais nativas na região sudeste do Brasil. Pesq. Agropecu. Brasil. 19:143-153 (special issue).
Pennington, R. T. 2003. Monograph of Andira (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 64:81.

Common names

Portuguese
angelim-preto –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Espirito Santo
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pernambuco
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435629. Accessed 2 May 2026.