Whitfordiodendron scandens Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 689-691, 743 (1910)

Compton, James A., Schrire, Brian D., Koenyves 3, Kalman, Forest, Felix, Malakasi, Panagiota, Sawai Mattapha, & Sirichamorn, Yotsawate, 2019, The Callerya Group redefined and Tribe Wisterieae (Fabaceae) emended based on morphology and data from nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences, PhytoKeys 125, pp. 1-112 : 52-53

Whitfordiodendron scandens Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 689-691, 743 (1910)

Type.

Philippines, Sibuyan Island, Capiz Province [Romblon], Magellanes [Magdiwang] Mt. Giting-Giting [Guiting-Guiting] April 1910, [Adolph Daniel Edward] Elmer 12259, K000880985 (K, lecto.! designated here; holotype PNH destroyed see note below); A00063379 (A, isolecto.!); BM000997328 (BM, isolecto.!); BO- 1246846 (BO, isolecto.!); E00683153 (E, isolecto.!); E00683253 (E, isolecto!); GH00052081 (GH, isolecto!); MO-022334 (MO, isolecto.!); U0226578 (U, isolecto.!); US00003630 (US, isolecto.!); P03347973 (P, isolecto.!) ≡ Adinobotrys scandens (Elmer) Dunn, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912(8): 365 (1912) ≡ Callerya scandens (Elmer) Schot, Blumea 39(1-2): 31 (1994).

Note.

The holotype deposited by Elmer in PNH was destroyed by fire during World War II (T. Circle pers. comm.).

Illustrations.

http://www.phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/pelserpb/r/Fabaceae_Callerya_scandens_43453.html

Distribution.

Philippine Islands (Mindanao, Palawan, Panay, Sibuyan).

Habitat.

Climbing among lowland forest margins and in thickets from sea level to 200 m.