Dalbergia beccarii Prain

Adema, F., Ohashi, H. & Sunarno, B., 2016, Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 17. The genus Dalbergia, Blumea 61 (3), pp. 186-206 : 193

2. Dalbergia beccarii Prain — Fig. 2b

Dalbergia beccarii Prain (1901) 64; Verdc.(1979) 293; Sunarno & H.Ohashi (1997) 201. — Type: Beccarii 566 (holo K), Borneo , Sarawak.

Dalbergia insularis Pulle(1910) 377. — Type: Versteeg 1117 (holo L L0281366 ; iso BO, K), Papua, Bivak .

Dalbergia novoguineensis Merr.& L.M.Perry (1942) 402. — Type: Brass 1031 (holo A n.v.; iso K, L), Papua New Guinea, Maira , Vailala River.

Distribution — Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Moluccas, New Guinea; Solomon Islands.

Habitat & Ecology — Usually in swampy forest on river edges, margins of monsoon forests on river bank, beach and mangrove forest along tidal rivers, roadsides. Soil: alluvial soils, dark grey silt. Altitude up to 30 m. Flowering: January to October; fruiting: January to November.

Note — The fruits are rather similar to those of D. albertisii , only somewhat thinner. Sometimes the fruits of D. beccarii have lenticels just like those of D. albertisii .

Figures

Fig. 2 Pods of Dalbergia species. — Type a: a. D. albertisii Prain; b. D. beccarii Prain; c. D. bintuluensis Sunarno & H.Ohashi; d. D. cumingiana Benth.; e. D. kunstleri Prain; f. D. parviflora Roxb. — Type b: g. D. candenatensis (Dennst.) Prain; h. D. menoeides Prain. — Type c: i. D. ferruginea Roxb. (a: NGF 37165 (Womersley); b: Versteeg 1117; c: S 15593 (Ilias Paie); d: BS 18872 (McGregor); e: Hallier 1170; f: SAN 98760 (Amin Sigun); g: Zippelius 70/b; h: Lam 250a; i: SAN102075 (Lee et al.)). — Drawing by Esmée Winkel.