Fabaceae
Eriosema

Eriosema shirense Baker f.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 11 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 506
  • Staner & De Craene in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, sér. 6, 1: 52. (1934)
  • in Trans. Linn. Soc., ser. 2, 4: 11 (1894)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2016). Flore du Gabon 49: 1-407. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.J. Jex-Blake, Some Wild Flowers of Kenya p. 49 (1948).
  • Bak. f. & Haydon in Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 506 (1929).
  • Bak. f. in Journal of Botany 33: 147 (1895).
  • Bak. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc., ser. 2, 4: 11, t. 2/1–4 (1894)
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 232 (1954).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 557 (1958).

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?
Nov 18, 1998 Buchanan, J. [31] Malawi K000419715 Type Yes
Nov 18, 1998 Buchanan, J. [1350] Malawi K000419714 Isosyntype Yes
Buchanan, J. [312] Malawi K000419717 Type Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17950] Tanzania K001639433 Yes
van der Ben, D. [1770] Burundi K003829783 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000419716 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9197] Zambia K001567163 Yes
Shewry, P.R. [5] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003829779 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2885] Kenya K003425776 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9921] Zambia K001567154 Yes
Gomes, A.; Goyder, D.J. [630] Angola K001622083 Yes
J.M.P. [4077] Malawi K000419713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brunt, M.A. [539] Cameroon K000087390 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000419712 Isosyntype Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1537] Cameroon K000087389 Yes
Welwitsch [4097] Angola K000419724 Type Yes
van der Ben, D. [1723] Burundi K003829784 Yes
s.coll. [4893] Rwanda K003829781 Yes
Jacques-Félix, H. [4058] Cameroon K003829777 Yes
Robyns [3554] Burundi K003829785 Yes
Letouzey, R. [13956] Cameroon K003829778 Yes
Troupin, G. [2825] Rwanda K003829780 Yes
s.coll. [2826] Rwanda K003829782 Yes
Troupin, G. [16172] Rwanda K003829776 Yes

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