Fabaceae
Aeschynomene

Aeschynomene pygmaea Welw. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 148 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to Angola. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Zambia, Zaïre

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.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Robyns, W. (Ed.) (1954). Flore du Congo Belge, Vol 5; Galegeae, Hedysareae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3367] Zambia K000007757 No
Sep 12, 2002 Milne-Redhead, E. [1135] Zambia K000007754 No
Sep 12, 2002 Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [3858] Zambia K000007748 No
Sep 12, 2002 Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [4008] Zambia K000007761 No
Sep 12, 2002 Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [4008] Zambia K000007742 No
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3696] Zambia K000007747 No
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [2454] Zambia K000007756 No
Sep 12, 2002 Milne-Redhead, E. [692] Zambia K000007750 No
Sep 12, 2002 Richards, H.M. [10022] Zambia K000007764 No
Sep 12, 2002 Loveridge, J.P. [834] Zambia K000007758 No
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3367] Zambia K000007760 No
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [10092] Zambia K000007768 No
Sep 12, 2002 Mutimushi, J.M. [818] Zambia K000007746 No
Sep 12, 2002 Richards, H.M. [5597] Zambia K000007763 No
Sep 12, 2002 Milne-Redhead, E. [955] Zambia K000007753 No
Sep 12, 2002 Mutimushi, J.M. [3257] Zambia K000007771 No
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [4420] Zambia K000007766 No
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [4797] Zambia K000007744 No
Sep 12, 2002 Richards, H.M. [5597] Zambia K000007762 No
Sep 12, 2002 Mutimushi, J.M. [2653] Zambia K000007770 No
Sep 12, 2002 Milne-Redhead, E. [1135] Zambia K000007755 No
Sep 12, 2002 Mutimushi, J.M. [2651] Zambia K000007769 No
Sep 12, 2002 Loveridge, J.P. [908] Zambia K000007759 No
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3459] Zambia K000007765 No
Sep 12, 2002 White, F. [3070] Zambia K000007767 No
Sep 12, 2002 Richards, H.M. [1805] Zambia K000007743 No
Sep 12, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [8546] Zambia K000007745 No
Sep 12, 2002 Milne-Redhead, E. [955] Zambia K000007752 No
Sep 12, 2002 Robinson, E.A. [3994] Zambia K000007749 No
Sep 12, 2002 Milne-Redhead, E. [692] Zambia K000007751 No
Sep 12, 2002 Chisumpa, S.M. [157] Zambia K000007772 No
Welwitsch [2180] Angola K000418114 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rogers, F.A. [26162] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000418003 Type Yes
Rogers, F.A. [26162] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000418002 Type Yes
Rogers, F.A. [26160] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000418004 Type 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

  • 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