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Rhynchosia albissima Gand.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Rhynchosia Lour.

Rhynchosia albissima Gand. [Accepted]
    Rhynchosia albomarginata Chiov. {Doubtful Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Ethiopia (N) [24]; Kenya (N) [210]; Mozambique (N) [210]
    Somalia (N) [210]; South Africa (N) [210]
    Swaziland (N) [233]; Tanzania (N) [210]; Uganda (N) [210]
    Zimbabwe (N) [210]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Somalia-Masai grasslands [210]
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; grassland. [210]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Herb, Shrub
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist
  
USES: -

  
NOTES:
  Close to R.splendens (q.v.) (FTEA, ref.210).


DATA SOURCES:

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

210.

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

233.

   Compton,L., 1966
    Flora of Swaziland.J.S.Afr.Bot.Suppl.Vol.11
    Flora of Swaziland.J.S.Afr.Bot.Suppl.Vol.11

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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