Fabaceae
Rhynchosia

Rhynchosia totta (Thunb.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 388 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Niger to Eritrea and S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, 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.
  • 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.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 483 (1929).
  • DC., Prodr. 2: 388 (1825).
  • Harv. in Fl. Cap. 2: 255 (1862).

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?
Jan 1, 2016 Burtt-Davy [17403] South Africa K000419632 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Wilms, F. [367] South Africa K000263852 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 28, 2008 Crawford, F. [112] Namibia K000450411 No
Feb 1, 2005 Lovett, J. [2266] Tanzania K000459957 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Lovett, J. [1019] Tanzania K000514794 Yes
Oct 1, 1975 Thulin, M.; Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [407] Ethiopia K000459966 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2857] Tanzania K000459958 Yes
Pope, G. [423] Botswana K000459950 Yes
Barbey, W. [1856] Eritrea K000459964 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3343] South Africa K000459974 No
Newbould, J.B. [7182] Kenya K000459956 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [16312] Kenya K000459955 Yes
Eyles, Fred. [8604] Zimbabwe K000070782 Holotype Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3098] Botswana K000459930 Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000419630 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strey, R.G. [9944] South Africa K000459975 No
Leistner, O.A. [2077] South Africa K000459973 No
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [66] Botswana K000459929 Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000419631 Unknown Type Material Yes
Devenish, N.J. [1056] South Africa K000459971 No
Schiff, H.P. [3989] South Africa K000459969 No
Mitchison, N. [s.n.] Botswana K000459928 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14446] Ethiopia K000459967 Yes
Skarpe, C. [141] Botswana K000459927 Yes
Wilms., F. [369] South Africa K000419627 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thulin, M. [1623] Ethiopia K000459965 Yes

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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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