Flora of Bahia: Leguminosae – Sophoreae (Papilionoideae)

Authors

  • Domingos Benício Oliveira Silva Cardoso Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil & Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7072-2656
  • Bernarda de Souza Gregório Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-5757
  • Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil & Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica, Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2154-670X
  • Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz Herbário HUEFS, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7436-0939

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/scb11605

Abstract

The taxonomic treatment of the tribe Sophoreae (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) in the state of Bahia is presented in this work. Sophora tomentosa is the only species recorded for the region, occurring exclusively in coastal restinga and mangrove habitats. Its moniliform fruits, shaped like a string of beads, are diagnostic of the species. We provide detailed morphological descriptions of both the genus and the species, along with flowering and fruiting records, taxonomic comments, illustrations, and a geographic distribution map of S. tomentosa within Bahia.

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2025-07-08

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Cardoso, D. B. O. S., Gregório, B. de S., de Lima, H. C., & de Queiroz, L. P. (2025). Flora of Bahia: Leguminosae – Sophoreae (Papilionoideae). SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 25. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb11605

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