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Gigasiphon macrosiphon (Harms) Brenan

Protologue Kew Bull. 17(2): 214. 1963 [3 Oct 1963]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 020.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 023.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 016.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 024.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 017.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 018.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 021.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 025.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 019.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 022.jpg

Bauhinia macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 025.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 024.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 023.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 021.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 017.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 019.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 022.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 020.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 016.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 018.jpg

Gigasiphon macrosiphon, 1995.1971--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Kenya, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

1995.1971

June 26, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

Accession no. 1995-1971

June 26, 2004

Location

Kenya (Nairobi Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Part of the National Museums of Kenya, Museum Hill Rd. and Kipande Rd., Nairobe.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Gigasiphon

Specific Epithet

macrosiphon

Authorship

(Harms) Brenan

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#191,252 of 335,497

Top 58%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Bauhinia macrosiphon Harms

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy