Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth. subsp. aurea GRIN-Global

Taxon: Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth. subsp. aurea

Summary

Genus:

Calpurnia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Podalyrieae

Nomen number:

8654

Verified:

01/04/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth. (0 active accession[s])
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth. subsp. indica Brummitt (0 active accession[s])

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

Basionym

Sophora aurea Aiton

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth. subsp. sylvatica (Burch.) Brummitt
Calpurnia lasiogyne E. Mey.
Calpurnia sylvatica (Burch.) E. Mey.
Sophora sylvatica Burch.

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Reference(s)

Beaumont, A. J. et al. 1999. Revision of the genus Calpurnia (Sophoreae: Leguminosae). Bothalia 29:19.
Brummitt, R. K. 1967. Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth., a Cape species in tropical Africa and southern India. Kirkia 6:128.
Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):18.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Palmer, E. & N. Pitman. Trees of southern Africa. 1972-1973
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-

Common names

English
East African-laburnum –
Natal-laburnum –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Gauteng
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Zaire
2	Cultivated

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Zaire

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Beaumont, A. J. et al. 1999. Revision of the genus Calpurnia (Sophoreae: Leguminosae). Bothalia 29:19.
Environmental	shade/shelter		Beaumont, A. J. et al. 1999. Revision of the genus Calpurnia (Sophoreae: Leguminosae). Bothalia 29:19.

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=8654. Accessed 1 June 2026.