Fabaceae
Aeschynomene

Aeschynomene fluitans Peter

First published in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl., n.f., 13(2): 82 (1928)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Tanzania and Namibia. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Florida, Mexico Southwest

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 883 (1930).
  • J. Léon. in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 5: 260 (1954).
  • Peter in Abhandl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Klasse, Neue Folge 13 (2): 82, t. 11 (1928).

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?
Jul 30, 2002 Gairdner, A.E. [477] Zambia K000007508 Syntype Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [6399] Zambia K000007520 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Verboom, W.C. [LK269] Zambia K000007517 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Pearson, H.H.W. [2023] Angola K000007526 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Smith, P.A. [207] Botswana K000007503 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Gibbs Russell, G.E. [2775] Botswana K000007505 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Verboom, W.C. [1202] Zambia K000007511 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [6399] Zambia K000007519 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Gossweiler, J. [3859] Angola K000007527 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Richards, H.M. [6379] Zambia K000007513 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Ellis, R.P. [3050] Botswana K000007506 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Gossweiler, J. [3889] Angola K000007528 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Gairdner, A.E. [477] Zambia K000007509 Syntype Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Gates, B.E. [109] Zambia K000007524 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Verboom, W.C. [LK265] Zambia K000007518 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS 2008] Zambia K000007522 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Mitchell, B.L. [13/74] Zambia K000007521 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 de Winter, B. [4123] K000007525 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Menezes, A. [3493] Angola K000007530 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Mitchell, B.L. [25/21] Zambia K000007523 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Verboom, W.C. [LK269] Zambia K000007516 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6596] Zambia K000007510 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Richards, H.M. [6379] Zambia K000007514 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Richards, H.M. [9243] Zambia K000007515 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Henriques, C. [221] Angola K000007529 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Robinson, E.A. [6880] Zambia K000007512 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Smith, P.A. [2993] Botswana K000007507 Yes
Jul 30, 2002 Smith, P.A. [1336] Botswana K000007504 No
Jan 1, 1952 Peter, A. [34513] Tanzania K000417987 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Peter, A. [34513] Tanzania K000417986 Type Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [12491] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000418014 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

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