Fabaceae
Aeschynomene

Aeschynomene nyikensis Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 259 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Malawi. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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

  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 297 (1929).
  • Bak. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1897: 259 (1897).
  • Brenan in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 254 (1953).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 406 (1949).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Verdcourt, B. (1974). Kirkia 9:359-556. Hedysareae in the Flora Zambesiaca area.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 13, 2002 Richards, H.M. [16776] Malawi K000007788 No
Sep 13, 2002 Brass, L.J. [16883] Malawi K000007781 No
Sep 13, 2002 Salubeni, A.J. [520] Malawi K000007786 No
Sep 13, 2002 Chapman, J.D. [708] Malawi K000007783 No
Sep 13, 2002 Brummitt, R.K. [12125] Malawi K000007790 No
Sep 13, 2002 Pawek, Jean [5586] Malawi K000007779 No
Sep 13, 2002 Pawek, Jean [10375] Malawi K000007791 No
Sep 13, 2002 Brass, L.J. [16936] Malawi K000007782 No
Sep 13, 2002 Phillips, Eleanor [3566] Malawi K000007792 No
Sep 13, 2002 Brummitt, R.K.; Synge, A.H.M. [WC170] Malawi K000007780 No
Sep 13, 2002 Brummitt, R.K. [11807] Malawi K000007789 No
Sep 13, 2002 Goyder, D.J.; Pope, Gerald, Vernon; Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3158] Malawi K000007787 Yes
Sep 13, 2002 Farrell, J.A. [458] Malawi K000007785 No
Sep 13, 2002 Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [4174] Malawi K000007784 No
Sep 12, 2002 Richards, H.M. [13310] Malawi K000007776 No
Sep 12, 2002 Pawek, Jean [3715] Malawi K000007778 No
Sep 12, 2002 Jackson, G. [957] Malawi K000007775 No
Sep 12, 2002 Pawek, Jean [2526] Malawi K000007777 No
Aug 9, 1960 Richards, H.M. [13052] Tanzania K000282937 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10936] Tanzania K:SPC-27288.000 No
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [674] Tanzania K000282936 No
Burtt [6155] K000959932 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whyte [470] Malawi K000007774 Type Yes
Whyte, A. [470] Malawi K000007773 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/

  • 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