Fabaceae
Rhynchosia
Rhynchosia viscosa

Rhynchosia viscosa subsp. violacea (Hiern) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 25: 86 (1971)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is W. Tropical Africa to SW. Ethiopia and Angola, India. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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?
May 1, 1963 Gossweiler, J. [9383] Angola Rhynchosia violacea K001307102 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [970] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K003842279 Yes
Espirito Santo [2313] Guinea-Bissau Rhynchosia violacea K003842278 Yes
Ern, H. [2557] Togo Rhynchosia violacea K003842289 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [970] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K:SPC-15504.000 No
Welwitsch [4080] Angola Rhynchosia violacea K000263754 Type Yes
Parsons, A.C. [[L97]] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K003842285 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [970] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K003842281 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4417] Sierra Leone Rhynchosia violacea K003842287 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [663] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K003842280 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4417] Sierra Leone Rhynchosia violacea K003842288 Yes
s.coll. [157] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K003842284 Yes
Newberry, R.J.; Etim, A.E. [161] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K003842283 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [663] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K003842282 Yes
Hall, J.B. [2340] Ghana Rhynchosia violacea K003842291 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A2399] Ghana Rhynchosia violacea K003842290 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI60558] Nigeria Rhynchosia violacea K003842286 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A1028] Ghana Rhynchosia violacea K003842292 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9375] Ghana Rhynchosia violacea K003842293 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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