Fabaceae

Eriosema (DC.) G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 2: 347 (1832), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 223.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Staner & De Craene in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., Sér. VI, 1: 37–92, t. 28–31 (1934).
  • in Ann. Sci. Nat., Paris 9: 421 (1826), sphalm. “Euriosma”*.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Jacques-Félix in Adansonia sér. 2, 11:141 (1971)
  • Staner and De Craene in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 6, 1: 37–92, t. 28–31 (1934)
  • in Ann. Sci. Nat., sér. 1, 9: 421 (1826), sphalm. “Euriosma”

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Simbiano, F.J.; Diabaté, M.; Konaté, L. [600] Guinea K001970248 No
Dec 18, 2013 Abbott, A. [9266] South Africa K001051595 Isotype Yes
May 1, 1971 Gillett, J.B. [14498] Ethiopia K000419672 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Hinton, G.B. [1988] Mexico K000118807 No
Jan 1, 1967 Hinton, G.B. [1592] Mexico K000118809 No
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13261] Cameroon K000419676 Isotype Yes
Stirton, C.H. [1444] South Africa K:SPC-59503.000 No
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000419740 Type Yes
Watermeyer, A. [151] Tanzania K:SPC-00757.000 No
Stirton, C.H. [9761] South Africa K:SPC-60456.000 No
Nkadimeng, F.; Mofokeng, T.; Mansell-Jones, B. [8496] South Africa K009001196 No
Haba, P.M.; Koniono, M.T.; Traoré, O. [1415] Guinea K001970457 No
de Nevers, G. [14814] Guinea K000010986 No
de Nevers, G. [14482] Guinea K000557384 No
de Nevers, G. [14424] Guinea K000557420 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Konaté, L. [359] Guinea K001970205 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Thiam, A.; Touré, M.; Bangoura, G. [695] Guinea K001970325 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Thiam, A.; Touré, M.; Bangoura, G. [684] Guinea K001970335 No
Wilms, F. (Dr.) [1933] South Africa K003848481 Yes
Pringle [4548] Mexico K000082225 Type Yes
Bauer, P.J. [77] Cameroon K000087395 Yes
Schimper [1624] Ethiopia K000419663 Type Yes
Rogers, F.A. [18524] South Africa K000419741 Unknown Type Material Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [1978] South Africa K003848653 Yes
Watermeyer, A. [144] Tanzania K:SPC-03225.000 No
Abbott, A. [92812] South Africa K003848650 Yes
Saltmarshe, E. [1009] South Africa K000419742 Type Yes
Schimper [925] Ethiopia K000419673 Type Yes
Schimper [925] Ethiopia K000419674 Type Yes
Stirton, C.H. [5643] South Africa K003848652 Yes
Zeyher [465] South Africa K000419738 Type Yes
Abbott, A. [9286] South Africa K003848651 Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000419739 Type Yes
Strohbach, B.J. [716] Namibia K003848654 Yes
Stirton, C.H. [9762] South Africa K:SPC-60493.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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