Fabaceae
Aeschynomene

Aeschynomene leptophylla Harms

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 356 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Tanzania and Angola. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa 300 (1929).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 142 (1962).
  • Harms in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 8: 356 (1910).
  • J. Léon. in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 294, t. 22 (1954).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 406 (1949).

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?
Apr 1, 1961 Lindeman, H.A. [737] Tanzania K000417972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8204] Tanzania K000417973 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8388] K000417974 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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    • 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/
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