Fabaceae
Dolichos

Dolichos compressus R.Wilczek

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 24: 422 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan to Kenya. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Kenya, Sudan-South Sudan, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter D: 1-30141.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Wilczek in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 24: 422 (1954)
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 304 (1954).

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?
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001350645 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350639 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350640 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001350648 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001350644 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350637 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350638 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001350647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001350528 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001350643 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001350646 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350641 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001350642 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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