Dalbergia ferruginea Roxb.

Adema, F., Ohashi, H. & Sunarno, B., 2016, Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 17. The genus Dalbergia, Blumea 61 (3), pp. 186-206 : 194

9. Dalbergia ferruginea Roxb. — Fig. 2i

Dalbergia ferruginea Roxb. [(1814) 98]; (1832) 228; Miq. (1855) 133; Prain (1901) 55; (1904) 101, t. 86; Merr.(1923) 295;Verdc.(1979) 296;Sunarno & H.Ohashi (1996) 243;(1997) 208. — Type (see Forman 1997): Roxburgh 276/2584 (BR, BR511085 ), Malay Island.

Dalbergia luzoniensis Vogel (1843) 33; Miq. (1855) 133;Benth.(1860) 48. — Dalbergia limonensis [Vogel (1843) 33]; Benth.(1852) 256. — Type: Meyen s.n. (n.v.), Philippines, Luzon.

Dalbergia rivularis Merr. & L.M.Perry (1942) 402. — Type: Brass 14080 (iso K, L L0773483 ), Papua, Idenburg River, Bernhard Camp , Apr. 1939.

Dalbergia ferruginea Roxb. var. daronensis Elmer (1910) 699. — Type: Elmer 11030 (iso L L0773552 ), Philippines, Mindanao , Todaya, May 1909.

Dalbergia lanceolaria auct. non L.: Span. (1841) 197.

Dalbergia stipulacea auct.non Roxb.: Baker (1879) 237;Fern.-Vill.(in Naves & Fern.-Vill. 1880) 67; S.Vidal (1886) 111; Warb. (1891) 329.

Distribution — Malesia: Borneo (Sabah), Philippines, Moluccas, New Guinea; Carolines (Yap), N Australia, Solomon Islands.

Habitat & Ecology — Primary, secondary, disturbed, or savannah forest, sometimes beach forest, thickets, along rivers or paths, in river plains or flooded forest. Altitude up to 600 m. Soil: limestone, yellow clay, clayey soil, loam. Flowering and fruiting: throughout the year.

Note — Thinner branches are sometimes twisted into hooks. Flowering and fruiting may happen at the same plant at the same time (the specimens with larger inflorescences?).

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.