Fabaceae

Dichrostachys (A.DC.) Wight & Arn.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 271 (1834)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Tropical Asia, N. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, Florida, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Pakistan, Réunion, Thailand, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Benth. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 30: 381 (1875).
  • —F.T.A. 2: 332

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Prodr. Fl. Ind. Or.: 271 (1834) nom. conserv.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Prodr. Fl. Ind. Or.: 271 (1834)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Phillipson, P.B.; J.R. Milijaona [3539] Madagascar K000556996 Isotype No
Jul 1, 2008 De Block; Rakotonasolo, F. [809] Madagascar K000627463 No
Jan 1, 1996 Puy, D.J., du; Puy, B., .D.u.; Andriatiana, J.L. [366] Madagascar K000627467 No
Jan 1, 1996 Sutherland, J. [223] Madagascar K000627486 No
Jan 1, 1996 Puy, D.J., du; Puy, B., .D.u.; Andriatiana, J.L. [366] Madagascar K000627466 No
May 1, 1964 Dyson; Hudson [317] Uganda K000232244 Holotype Yes
Soto, J.; Rabehevitra, D.; Márquez-Corro, J.I.; Monique; Njaka; Dombrowski, A.; Serpell, E [JIS004] Madagascar K001600437 No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000232234 Isotype Yes
Razanatsoa, J.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Caroline; Cedrique, S. [911] Madagascar K:SPC-78661.000 No
Decary [18761] Madagascar K000627465 No
Koenen, E.; Rabarijaona, R.; Razafitsalama, J.; Razafimandimby, J.J. [360] Madagascar K001604981 Yes
Koenen, E.; Rabarijaona, R.; Aebli, A.; Razafindranazy, J-J. [349] Madagascar K001609767 Yes
Koenen, E.; Rabarijaona, R.; Aebli, A.; Razafindranazy, J-J. [323] Madagascar K001609761 Yes
Koenen, E.; Rabarijaona, R.; Aebli, A.; Razafindranazy, J-J. [282] Madagascar K001609771 Yes
Decary [18761] Madagascar K000627464 No
Sieber [47] Senegal K000232249 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, T. [127] Mozambique K000545109 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0