Fabaceae
Kotschya

Kotschya capitulifera (Welw. ex Baker) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.

First published in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 86: 212 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dewit & Duvign. in Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 86: 212 (1954)
  • Dewit & Duvign. in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 334 (1954).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 205 (1966).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 53 (1970).

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?
Mar 1, 1970 Speke; Grant [177] Tanzania K000418179 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Welwitsch [2138] Angola K000418171 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1960 Welwitsch [2139] Angola K000418172 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5788] Tanzania K000468637 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6206] Tanzania K000468219 Yes

Sources

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • 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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