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Rhynchosia orthobotrya Harms

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Rhynchosia Lour.

Rhynchosia orthobotrya Harms [Preferred name]
    Rhynchosia gorsii Berhaut {Synonym}
    Rhynchosia imbricata sensu Hauman {Misapplied}
    Rhynchosia karaguensis Harms {Synonym}
    Rhynchosia viscosa sensu Brenan {Misapplied}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Cameroon (N) [210]; Central African Rep. (N) [210]; Chad (N) [64]; Ethiopia (N) [210]; Ghana (N) [8]; Kenya (N) [210]; Nigeria (N) [271]; Rwanda (N) [220]; Senegal (N) [210]; Sudan (N) [210]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Togo (N) [23]; Uganda (N) [210]; Zaire (N) [210]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Lake Victoria regional mosaic; bushland and thicket [210];
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; grasslands [210];
    Lake Victoria regional transition zone; woodland. [210];
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [210];
    Somalia-Masai grasslands [210];
    Somalia-Masai wooded grasslands. [210];
    Sudanian bushland and thicket [210];
    Sudanian grasslands [210];
    Sudanian woodland [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 230] ; Illustration [220, 230]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 2001-03 van der Maesen, LJG ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

8.

  Lock, J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

23.

  Ern, H., 1984
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.

64.

  Lebrun, J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

210.

  Gillett, J.B. et al., 1971
    Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill

220.

  Troupin, G., 1984
    Flore du Rwanda

230.

  Robyns, W.(Ed.), 1954
    Flore du Congo Belge Vol.6. Dalbergieae,Vicieae,Phaseoleae

271.

  Verdcourt, B., 1971
    Kew Bull.25:65-169. Studies in FTEA Leg.-Papilionoideae:V.
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