Fabaceae

Sphenostylis E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 148 (1836)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Comm. 148 (1835)
  • Harms in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 26: 308 (1899).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Comment. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 148 (1836).
  • Potter & Doyle in Econ. Bot. 46: 276–292 (1992)
  • Potter in Econ. Bot. 46: 262–275 (1992).
  • in Syst. Bot. 19: 389–406 (1994).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Comm. PI. Afr. Austr.: 148 (1836)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
van Rensburgh, H.J. [Z3118] Zambia K001353709 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [1951] Zambia K001353712 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [4702] Tanzania K001350347 Yes
van Rensburgh, H.J. [KBS2180] Zambia K001353713 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [4442] Tanzania K001350345 Yes
Richards, H.M. [10688] Zambia K001353706 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [8051] Tanzania K001350343 Yes
Ambruster, (Mrs) [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350248 Yes
Richards, H.M. [5529] Zambia K001353707 Yes
Richards, H.M. [16171] Zambia K001353711 Yes
Richards, H.M. [12689] Zambia K001353708 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [7133] Tanzania K001350344 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollense, K.; Whitehouse, C. [3986] Tanzania K001350346 Yes
Ward, C.J. [6141] South Africa K001353912 Yes
Bidgood, S.; de Leyser, E.; Vollesen, K. [4617] Tanzania K001350342 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [2311] Zambia K001353705 Yes
Richards, H.M. [16171] Zambia K001353704 Yes
Watmough, R. [182] Zambia K001353710 Yes
Hobson, S.R. [2197] Eswatini K000334694 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Nefdt, R.J.C. [10881] Zambia K001353578 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Barker, N.; Clark, V.R. [7441] Angola K000508862 Yes

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 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