Fabaceae
Vigna

Vigna friesiorum Harms

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 89 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 400 (1929).
  • Harms in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 10: 89 (1927).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 537 (1970).

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, 1968 Harvey, C. [64] Kenya K000058823 Yes
Napper, D.M.; Tweedie, M. [2127] Kenya K000058837 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000058827 Yes
Padwa, H.S. [123] Kenya K000058829 Yes
Socst, L.V. [211] Kenya K000058822 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001357958 Yes
Fries, T.C.E. [1591] Kenya K000058825 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gatheri, G.W.; Gachathi, F.N. [5143] Kenya K000058828 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6829] Kenya K000058824 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000058826 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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