Taxon: Pterogyne nitens Tul.

 
Genus: Pterogyne
Family: Fabaceae (alt.Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
Nomen number: 30310
Place of publication: Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 20:140. 1843
Link to protologue:
Typification:
Name Verified on: 25-nov-1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 09-mar-2017
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA)
Accessions: 7 in National Plant Germplasm System (GoogleMap)

Economic Importance:

  • Materials: wood (timber fide Ency WTimber; Leg Argent)

Distributional Range:

    Native

    Southern America
    • BRAZIL: Brazil
    • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia (e.)
    • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.), Paraguay


Reference:

  1. Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980 (Ency WTimber)

Check other web resources for Pterogyne nitens Tul. :

  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30310. Accessed 7 junio 2026.