Fabaceae
Sesbania

Sesbania tetraptera Hochst. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 136 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Niger to Ethiopia and S. Africa. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Chad, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in F.T.A. 2: 136 (1871).
  • —Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 263 (1929).
  • —Gillett in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 351 (1971).
  • —Gillett in Kew Bull. 17: 149, fig. 3/14 (1963)
  • —Lewis in Kirkia 13: 48 (1988).
  • —Phillips & Hutchinson in Bothalia 1: 53 (1921).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 263 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 136 (1871).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 232 (1952).
  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin 17:149 (1963).
  • Phil. & Hutch. in Bothalia 1: 53 (1921).

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?
Sep 8, 1982 Scott [s.n.] Malawi K000393370 Type Yes
Sep 8, 1982 Kirk [s.n.] Mozambique K000393372 Syntype Yes
Sep 8, 1982 Kotschy [83] K000393400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 8, 1982 Kotschy [83] Ethiopia K000393399 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 8, 1982 Kotschy [83] Ethiopia K000393398 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 8, 1982 Schlechter, F.R.R. [12109] South Africa K000393363 Isotype Yes
Sep 8, 1982 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000393371 Syntype Yes
Sep 8, 1982 Kotschy [131] K000393401 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bullock [3761/B] K003993606 Yes

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