Fabaceae
Rhynchosia
Rhynchosia viscosa

Rhynchosia viscosa subsp. viscosa

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Uganda to S. Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan). It is a climbing perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, Comoros, East Himalaya, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Jawa

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Greve, M. [197] Madagascar K000263805 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5560] Dolichos glutinosus K001121294 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5560] Dolichos glutinosus K001121292 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5560] Dolichos glutinosus K001121291 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5560] Dolichos glutinosus K001121295 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5560] Dolichos glutinosus K001121293 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5560] Dolichos glutinosus K001121290 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images