Fabaceae
Decorsea

Decorsea schlechteri (Harms) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 24: 445 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 445, fig. 9 (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?
Jun 7, 2002 Mueller, T. [152] Zimbabwe K000072049 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Rogers, F.A. [4055] Zimbabwe K000072061 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Biegel, H.M. [4187] Zimbabwe K000072059 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Gardner, T. [88] Zimbabwe K000072051 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Mithen [107] Zimbabwe K000072065 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Videw [8111] Zimbabwe K000072066 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Phipps, J.B. [696] Zimbabwe K000072063 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Norman, E.M. [R57B] Zimbabwe K000072055 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Baines Zimbabwe K000072057 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Chase, N.C. [333] Zimbabwe K000072062 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Leach, L.C. [11174] Zimbabwe K000072047 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Wild, H. [4750] Zimbabwe K000072054 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 West, O. [3975] Zimbabwe K000072067 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Cleghorn, W.B. [2773] Zimbabwe K000072068 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Myres, R.J. [661] Zimbabwe K000072058 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Corby, H.D.L. [1495] Zimbabwe K000072056 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Davies, R.M. [249] Zimbabwe K000072053 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Wild, H. [5770] Zimbabwe K000072048 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Whellan, J.A. [564] Zimbabwe K000072046 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Mueller, T. [289] Zimbabwe K000072050 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Rogers, F.A. [13830] Zimbabwe K000072052 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Rogers, F.A. [4031] Zimbabwe K000072060 Yes
Jun 7, 2002 Methuen, Lord [287] Zimbabwe K000072064 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Allen, C.E.F. [69] Mozambique K000072026 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Chase, N.C. [2684] Mozambique K000072033 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Brummitt, R.K. [11402] Malawi K000072021 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Pretoria No. 275] Mozambique K000072028 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Schlechter [11826] South Africa K000072037 Holotype Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Brummitt, R.K. [11142] Malawi K000072020 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Scott, W.L. [s.n.] Mozambique K000072034 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Scott Elliot, G.F. [8658] Malawi K000072016 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Hall-Martin, A. [789] Malawi K000072022 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Pretoria 251 & 275] Mozambique K000072029 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 C.R.S. [387] Zambia K000072038 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [5718] Zambia K000072041 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A.; Moriarty, A. [12220] Malawi K000072023 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Jackson, G. [2123] Malawi K000072017 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Jackson, G. [2123] Malawi K000072018 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Pretoria 251 & 275] Mozambique K000072030 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Bolus, H. [1141] Mozambique K000072036 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Brummitt, R.K. [11142] Malawi K000072019 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 White, F. [2369] Zambia K000072042 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Ngoni, J.F. [306] Botswana K000072045 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Grandvaux Barbosa, L.A.; Carvalho, M. [4168 in G.B. col.] Mozambique K000072032 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Fanshawe, D.B. [5718] Zambia K000072040 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Methuen, Lord [238 A & B] Mozambique K000072035 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8040] Zambia K000072039 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Hall-Martin, A. [1121] Malawi K000072025 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Hall-Martin, A.J. [926] Malawi K000072024 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7267] Botswana K000072044 No
Jun 6, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Pretoria No.251] Mozambique K000072027 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Faulkner, H. [Kew No. 400 A] Mozambique K000072031 Yes
Jun 6, 2002 Mitchell, B.L. [25/67] Zambia K000072043 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • 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