Fabaceae
Dolichos
Dolichos sericeus

Dolichos sericeus subsp. formosus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 24: 419 (1970)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Eritrea to E. Tropical Africa, Angola. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schimper [226] Ethiopia Dolichos formosus K000263551 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [226] Ethiopia Dolichos formosus K000263553 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Dolichos formosus K001350755 Yes
Petit [s.n.] Ethiopia Dolichos formosus K000263552 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [52] Ethiopia Dolichos formosus K000263555 Type Yes
Schimper [52] Ethiopia Dolichos formosus K000263554 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Dolichos formosus K001350754 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Dolichos formosus K001350753 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Dolichos formosus K001350756 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [241] Kenya Dolichos formosus K:SPC-09261.000 No
Troupin, G. [3204] Rwanda Dolichos formosus K:SPC-11464.000 No

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/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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