Eriosema ellipticum Welw. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 227 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. & Haydon in Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 511 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 227 (1871).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 423 (1954).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 151 (1962).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 422 (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?
Jul 1, 2002 Henriques, C. [731] Angola K000007011 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Sturgeon, K.E.; Panton, C.A. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000007002 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Borges, Anabela [295] Angola K000007014 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Crook, A.O. [M82] Zimbabwe K000007001 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Humbert, H. [16249] Angola K000007007 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Carter; Coates-Palgrave [2070] Zimbabwe K000007005 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Johnston, A.H. [s.n.] Angola K000007006 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Mendes, E.J. [221] Angola K000007009 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Corner, S.G. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000007003 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Goldsmith, B. [67/66] Zimbabwe K000007004 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Humbert, H. [16249] Angola K000007008 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Leach, L.C.; Cannell, I.C. [13841] Angola K000007012 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Henriques, C.; Brites, M. [1126] Angola K000007013 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Henriques, C. [623] Angola K000007010 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Hislop, A. [Z 114] Zimbabwe K000072494 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Phillips, Eleanor [3807] Malawi K000072461 No
Jun 27, 2002 Pawek, Jean [2748] Malawi K000072454 No
Jun 27, 2002 Brummitt, R.K.; Synge, A.H.M. [WC239] Malawi K000072456 No
Jun 27, 2002 Corby, H.D.L. [1354] Zimbabwe K000072489 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Corby, H.D.L. [1629] Zimbabwe K000072490 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Pawek, Jean [3716B] Malawi K000072455 No
Jun 27, 2002 Chase, N.C. [798] Zimbabwe K000072500 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Brass, L.J. [17375] Malawi K000072451 No
Jun 27, 2002 Richards, H.M. [13257] Zambia K000072482 No
Jun 27, 2002 Eyles, Fred. [756] Zimbabwe K000072487 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [596] Malawi K000072464 No
Jun 27, 2002 Synge, A.H.M. [WC439] Malawi K000072457 No
Jun 27, 2002 Groenendijk, E.M.C.; Costa; Cruz [642] Mozambique K000072469 No
Jun 27, 2002 Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [241] Zambia K000072486 No
Jun 27, 2002 Teague, A.J. [159] Zimbabwe K000072492 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Gilliland, H.B. [K 710] Zimbabwe K000072496 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Pawek, Jean [10142] Malawi K000072459 No
Jun 27, 2002 Richards, H.M. [5928/B] Zambia K000072481 No
Jun 27, 2002 Hislop, A. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000072493 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [8057] Malawi K000072478 No
Jun 27, 2002 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [624] Zimbabwe K000072491 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [9277] Malawi K000072480 No
Jun 27, 2002 Lea, A. [37] Mozambique K000072468 No
Jun 27, 2002 Farrell, J.A. [460] Malawi K000072465 No
Jun 27, 2002 Gilliland, H.B. [Q685] Zimbabwe K000072497 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000072470 Holotype Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, Tycho; Weimarck, Henning [2384] Zimbabwe K000072495 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Hopkins, J.C. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000072498 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Brass, L.J. [17350] Malawi K000072450 No
Jun 27, 2002 Phillips, Eleanor [3644] Malawi K000072460 No
Jun 27, 2002 Jackson, G. [974] Malawi K000072474 No
Jun 27, 2002 Adamson, G. [43] Malawi K000072473 No
Jun 27, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [8002] Zambia K000072485 No
Jun 27, 2002 Buchanan, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000072471 No
Jun 27, 2002 Phillips, Eleanor [4021] Malawi K000072462 No
Jun 27, 2002 Kaunda, K.; Nachamba, W. [693] Malawi K000072479 No
Jun 27, 2002 Banda, E.A. [667] Malawi K000072466 No
Jun 27, 2002 Verboom, W.C. [668] Malawi K000072453 No
Jun 27, 2002 Torre, A.R. [265] Mozambique K000072467 No
Jun 27, 2002 Sanane, M. [1343] Zambia K000072483 No
Jun 27, 2002 Chase, N.C. [269] Zimbabwe K000072499 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Rutherford-Smith, R. [46] Zimbabwe K000072488 Yes
Jun 27, 2002 Pawek, Jean [10089] Malawi K000072458 No
Jun 27, 2002 Allen, C.E.F. [300] Zambia K000072484 No
Jun 27, 2002 Purves, J.M. [45] Malawi K000072472 No
Jun 27, 2002 Chapman, J.D. [117] Malawi K000072452 No

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

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0