Fabaceae
Dolichos

Dolichos sericeus E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 141 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • 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.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 449 (1929).
  • E. Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 141 (1836).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 413 (1970).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [3376] Cameroon K000337834 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Kamundi, D. [703] Cameroon K000337830 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Pollard, B.J. [379] Cameroon K000746983 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8707] Cameroon K000337831 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4579] Cameroon K000337811 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4553] Cameroon K000337808 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Onana, J.-M. [517] Cameroon K000337833 Yes
Aug 1, 1998 Onana, J.-M. [571 A] Cameroon K000337832 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Onana, J.-M. [608] Cameroon K000337803 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Bally, P.R.O. [5321] Kenya K000058988 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Napier, E.R. [1088] Kenya K000058989 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 s.coll. [148] Kenya K000058985 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Mainwaring, D.C. [2407] Kenya K000058986 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Gillett, J.B. [17314] Kenya K000058982 Yes
Mar 1, 1969 Tweedie [3210] Kenya K000058987 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350752 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique K001354728 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350750 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001354338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350499 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354324 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K000087444 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350930 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001354336 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350500 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350502 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001354385 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354329 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350597 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354342 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514657 Yes
Whyte [211] Malawi K000263608 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354327 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350504 Yes
Msafiri, F.; Mwendwa, H. [11] Kenya K000058981 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514658 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001350588 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350751 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350595 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354343 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001350498 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350590 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514652 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350509 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350505 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514659 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350508 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514651 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350748 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001350448 Yes
Mungai, G.M.; Gilbert, M.G.; Kanuri, K. [5670] Kenya K000058980 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001354337 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1524] Cameroon K000087379 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354320 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [2442] Kenya K000058979 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001354339 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354323 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350510 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514653 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350503 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354318 Yes
Whyte, A. [275] Malawi K000263609 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001354335 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350596 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354321 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350594 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354344 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354326 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350749 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354319 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350931 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350592 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514656 Yes
s.coll. [14194] Kenya K000058990 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi K001350507 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001354328 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001350587 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350506 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350591 Yes

Sources

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0