Summary
Place of publication:
Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 52:60. 1939 (S. Amer. Papilion.)
Verified:
03/29/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Barrios, S. & V. Gonzalez. 1971. Rhizobial symbiosis on Venezuelan savannas. Pl. & Soil 34(3):707-719.
- Norris, D. O. 1969. Observations on the nodulation status of rainforest leguminous species in Amazonia and Guyana. Trop. Agric. (Trinidad) 46:145-151.
- Pennington, R. T. 2003. Monograph of Andira (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 64:73.
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Amapa | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Amazonas | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Ceara | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Maranhao | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Mato Grosso | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Para | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rondonia | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Roraima | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | French Guiana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Guyana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Suriname | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Napo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Loreto | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Madre de Dios | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Ucayali | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Amapa, Amazonas, Ceara, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia, Roraima]
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CARIBBEAN:
Trinidad and Tobago
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Napo], Peru [Loreto, Madre de Dios, Ucayali]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Materials | wood | | Pennington, R. T. 2003. Monograph of Andira (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 64:73. |
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=435635.
Accessed 2 May 2026.