Fabaceae
Macrotyloma

Macrotyloma africanum (Brenan ex R.Wilczek) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 24: 402 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 402 (1970).

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?
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352405 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352400 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352085 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001352393 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001355105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352420 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001352390 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352394 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352423 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001354836 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352415 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352395 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352080 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352075 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352412 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352081 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352413 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352406 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352417 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354941 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354947 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352414 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Vollesen, K. [2158] Tanzania K000515132 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001355104 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001352392 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354943 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352408 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001352388 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352411 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352419 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000515133 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352425 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352401 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352396 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352418 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352409 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K001352426 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354946 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001354835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352073 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352424 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001352387 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352410 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001352391 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352404 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354948 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352407 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352086 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352397 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352398 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001352389 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352083 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352399 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352078 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352402 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352416 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352422 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354945 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352079 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001352403 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001352386 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001352421 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352076 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354942 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352074 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001352084 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9919] Tanzania Dolichos africanus K:SPC-09262.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10181] Tanzania Dolichos africanus K:SPC-09258.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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