Fabaceae
Eriosema

Eriosema rhynchosioides Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 94 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Burundi to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • 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

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. 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 Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f. & Haydon in Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 503 (1929).
  • Bak. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 15: 94 (1876).

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?
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [11957] Zambia K000007090 No
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [13542] Zambia K000007093 No
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [12476] Zambia K000007092 No
Jul 8, 2002 Hislop, A. [142] Zimbabwe K000007100 No
Jul 8, 2002 Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7370] Zambia K000007084 No
Jul 8, 2002 McCallum-Webster, M. [901] Zambia K000007087 No
Jul 8, 2002 Corby, H.D.L. [1707] Zimbabwe K000007101 No
Jul 8, 2002 Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [671] Zambia K000007097 No
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [12476] Zambia K000007091 No
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [18940] Zambia K000007096 No
Jul 8, 2002 Hislop, A. [142] Zimbabwe K000007099 No
Jul 8, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [7185] Zambia K000007095 No
Jul 8, 2002 Robinson, E.A. [4611] Zambia K000007094 No
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [61] Zambia K000007085 No
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [11957] Zambia K000007088 No
Jul 8, 2002 Eyles, F. [1882] Zimbabwe K000007098 No
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [11957] Zambia K000007089 No
Jul 8, 2002 Richards, H.M. [4286] Zambia K000007086 No
Cameron [s.n.] Tanzania K000419690 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