Mundulea

Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A.Chev.

First published in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 180: 1521 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Guinea, Jawa, Mali, New Guinea

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Compt. Rend. 180: 1521 (1925).

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci. Paris 180: 1521 (1925).
  • —Gillett in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 155, fig.28 (1971).
  • —Hepper in F.W.T.A., ed.2, 1: 527 (1958).
  • —K. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa, ed.2: 309 (1988).
  • —M. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa: 376 (2002).
  • —Palmer & Pitman, Trees Sthn. Africa: 919–923 (1972).
  • —Schreiber in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afrika, fam. 60: 90 (1970).
  • —Sousa in C.F.A. 3: 169 (1962).
  • —White, F.F.N.R.: 160 (1962).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Chev., Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Par. 180:1521 (1925).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 371 (1961).
  • E. P. Sousa in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 169 (1962).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 160 (1962).
  • Greenway in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1936: 245 (1936).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2,1: 527 (1958).
  • Milne-Redh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1937: 417 (1937).
  • R. O. Williams, Useful and Ornamental Plants in Zanzibar and Pemba p. 365 (1949).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 309 (1952).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Cooke, T. (1903). The Flora of the Presidency of Bombay Vol. 1
  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Rudd, V. E. (1991). A Revised Handbook of the Flora of Ceylon 7: 108-381.
  • Senaratna, L. K. (2001). A check list of the flowering plants of Sri Lanka. Colombo.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG
  • Watt, J. M. & Breyer-Brandwijk, M (1962). Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 4, 2023 Mula Boene, H.; Banze, A.; Silva, P.; Malate, Z.; Fumo, F. [HM031] Mozambique K009001563 No
Mar 7, 2023 Chirutse, P.; Bucuane, C.; Manhiça, C.; Zuanse, H. [PC 105] Mozambique K009000459 No
Nov 1, 1999 Cole, D.T. [1491] Botswana K000511217 Yes
Feb 1, 1999 Cole, D.T. [1490] Botswana K000511216 Yes
Oct 2, 1996 Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, F.D. [73] Botswana K000511215 Yes
Oct 2, 1996 Peters Mozambique K000263001 Isotype Yes
Miller, O.B. [408] Botswana K000511214 Yes
Maiato, F.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1489] Angola K001635419 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2696] Angola K001307133 Yes
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [FM1733] Angola K001635422 Yes
Rakotovoa, C.; Luino, I.; Razafimandimby, J. [6370] Madagascar K001635387 Yes
Letouzey, R. [13205] Cameroon K000087145 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2676] Botswana K001604327 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2912] Botswana K001604074 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2912] Botswana K001604075 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [49] Botswana K000511209 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1123] Botswana K000511213 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3193] Botswana K000511211 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [136] Botswana K000511212 Yes
Pope, G.V. [372] Botswana K000511218 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5629] Tephrosia sericea K001121507 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5629] Tephrosia sericea K001121506 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5629] Tephrosia sericea K001121509 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5629] Tephrosia sericea K001121508 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5629] Tephrosia sericea K001121505 Unknown Type Material Yes

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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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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    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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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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