Fabaceae
Kotschya

Kotschya africana Endl.

First published in Nov. Stirp. Dec.: 6 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa, Madagascar. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dewit & Duvign. in Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 86: 212 (1954)
  • Dewit & Duvign. in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 332 (1954).
  • E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda p. 83 (1962).
  • Endl., Nov. Stirp. Mus. Dec., No. 6 (1839).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 158 (1962).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 21 (1970).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Eggeling, W. J. & Dale, I. R. (1952). The Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate.
  • 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?
Oct 11, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3844] Zambia K000202562 Yes
Oct 11, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [2361] Zambia K000202564 Yes
Oct 11, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [3375] Zambia K000202561 Yes
Oct 11, 2002 Eyles [8318] Zambia K000202559 Yes
Oct 11, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [1248] Zambia K000202565 Yes
Oct 11, 2002 Eyles [8318] Zambia K000202560 Yes
Oct 11, 2002 Mutimushi, J.M. [735] Zambia K000202563 Yes
Dec 18, 2001 Verboom, W.C. [631] Zambia K000071022 Yes
Dec 18, 2001 Angus; Robson, N.K.B. [186] Zambia K000071020 Yes
Dec 18, 2001 Pawek, Jean [4962] Malawi K000071023 Yes
Dec 18, 2001 Verboom, W.C. [631] Zambia K000071021 Yes
Dec 18, 2001 White, F. [2557] Zambia K000071019 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1970 Lyall [s.n.] Madagascar K000418169 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1970 Lyall [277] Madagascar K000418170 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Fries [658] Zambia K000418177 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1967 K000418075 Holotype Yes
Luke, W. R. Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S. [17757] Uganda K001598532 Yes
Milne-Redhead; Taylor [10820] Tanzania K:SPC-59583.000 No
Kotschy [524] Ethiopia K000418071 Type Yes
Kotschy [524] Ethiopia K000418072 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 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