Fabaceae
Rhynchosia

Rhynchosia nyikensis Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 263 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

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:

  • 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: 481 (1929).
  • Bak. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1897: 263 (1897).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 439 (1949).
  • Meikle in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 421 (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?
Nov 11, 2002 Pawek, Jean [8769] Malawi K000072165 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Pawek, Jean [12996] Malawi K000072168 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000072159 Syntype Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Phillips, Eleanor [3578] Malawi K000072173 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [9766] Zambia K000072177 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Pawek, Jean [8764] Malawi K000072164 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Pawek, Jean [10122] Malawi K000072170 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Brummitt, R.K. [11855] Malawi K000072169 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Wiehe, P.O. [639] Malawi K000072179 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Jackson, G. [868] Malawi K000072162 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Phillips, Eleanor [2826] Malawi K000072172 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Phillips, Eleanor [3926] Malawi K000072175 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [126] Zambia K000072178 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Jackson, G. [868] Malawi K000072161 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Pawek, Jean [11615] Malawi K000072167 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Brummitt, R.K. [11546] Malawi K000072181 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000072160 Syntype Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [411] Zambia K000072176 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Phillips, Eleanor [1705] Malawi K000072171 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Pawek, Jean [10056] Malawi K000072166 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Brass, L.J. [17024] Malawi K000072180 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Salubeni, A.J. [1650] Malawi K000072182 Yes
Jun 14, 2002 Pawek, Jean [4971] Zambia K000072163 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10381] Tanzania K:SPC-00766.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • 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