Fabaceae
Rhynchosia

Rhynchosia divaricata Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 264 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. 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.
  • 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., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 480 (1929).
  • Bak. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1897: 264 (1897).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 176 (1954).

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?
Jun 20, 2002 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000072273 Type Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Kew 65] Mozambique K000072282 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000072276 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Richards, H.M. [11298] Zambia K000072290 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Kew 65] Mozambique K000072280 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Pawek, Jean [11053] Malawi K000072277 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Torre, A.R. [251] Mozambique K000072278 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 McCallum-Webster, M. [905] Zambia K000072289 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Pope, G.; Mueller, T. [544] Mozambique K000072288 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Corby, H.D.L. [1818] Zimbabwe K000072291 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Whyte, A. [31 ?] Malawi K000072275 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Kew 65] Mozambique K000072279 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Kew 65 bis [or b]] Mozambique K000072283 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A.; Carvalho, M. [4258] Mozambique K000072287 Yes
Jun 20, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Kew 65] Mozambique K000072281 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9581 A.] Tanzania K:SPC-00765.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10681] Tanzania K:SPC-00768.000 No

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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