Fabaceae
Eriosema

Eriosema parviflorum E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 130 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Central Madagascar. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Sudan

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. 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.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • 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.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • 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.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. & Haydon in Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 504 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 225 (1871).
  • E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda p. 88 (1962).
  • E. Mey., Comm. PL Afr. Austr.: 130 (1836).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 211 (1954), pro parte.
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 557 (1958), pro parte.
  • R. O. Williams, Useful and Ornamental Plants in Zanzibar and Pemba p. 245 (1949).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [343] Guinea K000010777 No
Oct 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13427] Cameroon K000580202 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [177] Cameroon K000027489 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8651] Cameroon K000337800 Yes
Apr 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [818] Cameroon K000337826 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8675] Cameroon K000087454 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Vogel; Ansell [s.n.] Niger K000419590 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000419757 Type Yes
Luke, W. R. Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S. [17760] Uganda K001598531 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Miller, S.; Rivas, J. [13572] Equatorial Guinea K001560073 Yes
Molmou, D.; Couch, C.; Diallo, B.; Diallo, I.S.; Sow, O. [1762] Guinea K000557295 Yes
Stirton, C.H.; Schrire, B.D.; Robertson, S.A. [13296] Kenya K:SPC-63871.000 No
Capstick, E.S. [5608] Sierra Leone K000419593 Type Yes
Konomou, G.; Balde, A. [744] Guinea K001310541 Yes
Cheek, M.; G Achoundong; Gosline; Onana; Ghogue; Tadjouteu; Kalindula; Kambale; Amponsah; Kimaro; Etuge; Talla; Ndi [10040] Cameroon K000557215 Yes
Cote d'Ivoire K000419592 Type Yes
Harris, T. [599] Mozambique K000614188 No
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000419760 Isosyntype Yes
Cote d'Ivoire K000419591 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sierra Leone K000419594 Syntype Yes
Kalbreyer [45] K000419595 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gueinzius [s.n.] South Africa K000419759 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000419758 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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