Fabaceae
Aeschynomene

Aeschynomene bracteosa Welw. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 150 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 294 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2:150 (1871).
  • J. Léon. in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 274 (1954).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 199 (1966).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [2005A] Zambia K000007615 Yes
Aug 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [5855] Zambia K000007616 Yes
Aug 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [13271] Zambia K000007621 Yes
Aug 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [13215] Zambia K000007619 Yes
Aug 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [5979] Zambia K000007617 Yes
Aug 22, 2002 Mutimushi, J.M. [870] Zambia K000007622 Yes
Aug 22, 2002 Richards, H.M. [13215] Zambia K000007620 Yes
Aug 22, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3518A] Zambia K000007618 Yes
Dec 14, 2001 Sanane, M. [261] Zambia K000070967 Yes
Dec 13, 2001 Fanshawe, D.B. [3164] Zambia K000070966 Yes
Dec 13, 2001 Fanshawe, D.B. [3518] Zambia K000070964 Type Yes
Dec 13, 2001 Richards, H.M. [3632] Zambia K000070965 Yes
Dec 13, 2001 Fanshawe, D.B. [3518] Zambia K000070963 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Gossweiler, J. [9517] Angola K001294355 Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Baum, H. [s.n.] Angola K000418118 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Gossweiler, J. [2692] Angola K001294354 Yes
Nov 1, 1953 Rogers, F.A. [10356] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000418008 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1953 Burtt Davy, J. [18044] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000418009 Type Yes
Frisby, A.; Maiato, F. [4130] Angola K001334024 Yes
Welwitsch [2176] Angola K000418117 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0