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Brachystegia

The genus Brachystegia is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Brachystegia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Brachystegia allenii Burtt Davy & Hutch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Brachystegia allenii Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia angustistipulata De Wild. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia apertifolia Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia appendiculata Benth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia astlei Hoyle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia bakeriana Burtt Davy & Hutch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia bakeriana Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia bequaertii De Wild. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia boehmii Taub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Brachystegia bournei Greenway Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia bragaei Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia bussei Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia cynometroides Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia diloloensis De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia edulis Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia eurycoma Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia euryphylla Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia falcato-appendiculata De Wild. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia ferruginea De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia filiformis Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia fischeri Taub. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia flagristipulata Taub. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia floribunda Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia gairdnerae Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia glaberrima R.E.Fr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia glaucescens Burtt Davy & Hutch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia goetzei Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia gossweileri Burtt Davy & Hutch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia gossweileri Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia hockii De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia holtzii Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia homblei De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia hopkinsii Suess. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia itoliensis Taub. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia kalongensis De Wild. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia kassneri Baker f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia kennedyi Hoyle Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia laurentii (De Wild.) Hoyle Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia le-testui De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia leonensis Burtt Davy & Hutch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia leonensis Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia longifolia Benth. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia longifoliolata De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia luishiensis De Wild. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia lujae De Wild. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia malengensis De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia manga De Wild. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia michelmorei Hoyle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia microphylla Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia mildbraedii Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia mimosaefolia Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia mimosifolia Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia nchangensis Greenway Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia nigerica Hoyle & A.P.D.Jones Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia obliqua Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia oblonga Sim Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia oliveri Taub. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia pectinata Sim Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia polyantha Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia pruinosa De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia puberula Burtt Davy & Hutch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia puberula Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia randii Baker f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia reticulata Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia robynsi De Wild. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia russelliae I.M.Johnst. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia sapini De Wild. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia schliebenii Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Brachystegia stipulacea Taub. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia stipulata De Wild. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Brachystegia subfalcato-foliolata De Wild. Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia tamarindoides Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia taubertiana Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia taxifolia Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia thomasi De Wild. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia torrei Hoyle Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia trijuga R.E.Fr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia utilis Burtt Davy & Hutch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia utilis Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Brachystegia venosa Hutch. & Burtt Davy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia wangermeeana De Wild. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Brachystegia welwitschii Taub. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia wildemaniana R.E.Fr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia woodiana Harms Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Brachystegia zenkeri Harms Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14

Statistics

The Plant List includes 96 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Brachystegia. Of these 35 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 7 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Brachystegia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 96 species names for the genus Brachystegia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 35 36.5%
Synonym 9 9.4%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 52 54.2%

All names

The status of the 103 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Brachystegia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 41 39.8%
Synonym 10 9.7%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 52 50.5%

A further 1 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 96 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Brachystegia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 28 3 0 0 31 32.3%
Medium confidence 1 6 0 0 7 7.3%
Low confidence 6 0 0 52 58 60.4%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Brachystegia is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 34 3 0 0 1 37 38.5%
Tropicos 1 6 0 12 0 19 19.8%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 40 0 40 41.7%