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Dioclea hexandra (Ralph)Mabb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Dioclea Kunth

Dioclea hexandra (Ralph)Mabb. [Preferred name]
    Canavalia reflexa (Hook.f.)C.Wright {Synonym}
    Dioclea coriacea (Graham)Rusby {Synonym}
    Dioclea fergusonii Thwaites {Synonym}
    Dioclea panamensis Hemsl. {Synonym}
    Dioclea reflexa (Hook.f.)C.Wright {Synonym}
    Dioclea reflexa sensu Baker {Misapplied}
    Dioclea reflexa var. australiensis Domin {Synonym}
    Dolichos coriaceus Graham {Synonym}
    Dolichos hexandra Roxb. {Synonym}
    Macropsychanthus novo-guineensis Pulle {Synonym}
    Mucuna hexandra Ralph {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Sea Purse [3129, 3132]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (N) [216]; Benin (N) [212]; Cameroon (N) [212]; Equatorial Guinea (N) [212]; Gabon (N) [8]; Ghana (N) [212]; Guinea Bissau (N) [212]; Ivory Coast (N) [212]; Liberia (N) [212]; Nigeria (N) [212]; Sao Tome & Principe (N) [217]; Sierra Leone (N) [212]; Tanzania (I) [210]; Togo (N) [212]; Zaire (N) [230]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [1914]; Burma (N) [2111]; India (N) [261, 1914]; Indonesia (N) [261, 1914, 2111]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [2111]; Malaysia (N) [1914, 2111]; Myanmar (N) [1914]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2111]; Sri Lanka (N) [261, 1914, 3705]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [261]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (N) [1056, 1430]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1645]; Costa Rica (N) [1645, 1658]; Guatemala (N) [1461, 1645]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1229, 1645]; Panama (N) [1222, 1224, 1243, 1461, 1467, 1645]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (N) [1914, 3389]; Nicobar Is (N) [1914, 3612]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Gilbert Is (N) [2235]; Solomon Is (N) [261]
  South America
Bolivia (N) [1289]; Brazil (N) [1063, 1229, 1231, 1461]; Ecuador (N) [1229, 1461]; French Guiana (N) [1231, 1461]; Guyana (N) [1461]; Peru (N) [1229]; Surinam (N) [1063, 1461]; Venezuela (N) [1461]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian forest. [230];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1243, 1645, 3389, 3705, 3898] ; Illustration [261, 3129]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Shrub [261] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1999 Bisby FA, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
NOTES:
  Drift seeds regularly reported from beaches in Florida, USA. [3132]
  Drift seeds reported from beaches in Gabon. [3134]
  Synonomy of D.hexandra & D.reflexa questionable; awaits full revision of genus [3004]
  Den Hengst on material at K has recognised two varieties. [3004]
  Var.javanica (Benth.)den Hengst and var.carrii den Hengst remain unpublished. [3004]

  
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