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This species is accepted, and its native range is NW. Somalia.

[FSOM]

M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Habit
Apparently trailing herb; stem sparsely pubescent
Leaflets
Leaflets 3, linear-lanceolate, 4–5.5 x 0.4–0.6 cm, sparsely pubescent
Stipules
Stipules lanceolate, bilobed at the base
Flowers
Flowers few together; peduncle 20–25 cm long
Calyx
Calyx sparsely appressed pubescent; tube 3–4 mm long; lobes up to 8 mm long
Corolla
Standard c. 2.2 cm long, glabrous
Fruits
Pods not known.

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Habit
Herb

Native to:

Somalia

Vigna somaliensis Baker f. appears in other Kew resources:

First published in Legum. Trop. Africa: 411 (1929)

Accepted by

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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International Legume Database and Information Service
International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0