Fabaceae
Rhynchosia

Rhynchosia albissima Gand.

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 461 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa. It is a subshrub or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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 Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Verdcourt in Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (1971).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 487 (1929).
  • Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 60: 461 (1913).

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?
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7313] Tanzania K003961554 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [K678] Tanzania K003961546 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [2659] Tanzania K003961561 Yes
Wilson, J. [355] Uganda K003961538 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3537] Tanzania K003961562 Yes
Mgaza, C.D. [316] Tanzania K003961555 Yes
Peter, G.A. [49119] Tanzania K003961541 Yes
Peter, G.A. [39935] Tanzania K003961563 Yes
Peter, G.A. [31910] Tanzania K003961557 Yes
Musk, H. [49] Tanzania K003961560 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K1027] Tanzania K003961549 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K1026] Tanzania K003961540 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1795] Tanzania K003961539 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7313] Tanzania K003961553 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [2247] Tanzania K003961551 Yes
Bond, J.S. [172] Tanzania K003961565 Yes
Burke [78] South Africa K000263800 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, B.J. [BJH3821] Tanzania K003961564 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K1124] Tanzania K003961547 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3763] Kenya K003961536 Yes
Bond, J.S. [177] Tanzania K003961552 Yes
Geilinger [s.n.] Tanzania K003961543 Yes
Peter, G.A. [48359] Tanzania K003961544 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.; Dodds, M.; Dodds, A. [140884] Kenya K003961533 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [18289] Kenya K003961535 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1554] Tanzania K003961545 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [152] Tanzania K003961558 Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [3619] South Africa K000263801 Type Yes
Mgaza, C.D. [351] Tanzania K003961559 Yes
Burke [78] South Africa K000263802 Type Yes
Peter, G.A. [32526] Tanzania K003961556 Yes
Peter, G.A. [49624] Tanzania K003961548 Yes
Tanner, R. [2441] Tanzania K003961550 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [3794] Kenya K003961534 Yes
Peter, G.A. [48987] Tanzania K003961542 Yes
Tweedie (Mrs.) [2529] Uganda K003961537 Yes
Shabani [897] Tanzania K003961566 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 Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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/

  • 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