Fabaceae
Dolichos

Dolichos kilimandscharicus Taub.

First published in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 47: 32 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. 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

  • 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

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 442 (1929).
  • Taub. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19, Beibl. 47: 32 (1894).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 24: 428 (1970).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Verdcourt, B. & Trump, E. C. (1969). Common Poisonous Plants of East Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Stolz, A. [1049] Tanzania K000263590 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Stolz, A. [1048] Tanzania K000263589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Vapieri, E.R. [416] Kenya K000263588 Holotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354634 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354618 Yes
Kirk [s.n.] Mozambique K000263579 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354566 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350684 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001354158 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350701 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350706 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354681 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354624 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354687 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350675 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354706 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514629 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354104 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354162 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350542 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350690 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354160 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354638 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354712 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354568 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354692 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350689 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354583 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354197 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350712 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354573 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350692 Yes
Cecil, E. [23] Mozambique K000263580 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354698 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354164 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354626 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354721 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514627 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514605 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354614 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354629 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354704 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354166 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354575 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514625 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354188 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354645 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514613 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354102 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354678 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354715 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354169 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354672 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350540 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354560 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354719 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354175 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354194 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514609 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354633 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354180 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354631 Yes
Carson, A. [133] Zambia K000263610 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354585 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354717 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354642 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354580 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514622 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350670 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354677 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354108 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354109 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354594 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350914 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354660 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350693 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354118 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354574 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354199 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354668 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350544 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001350536 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514614 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354714 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354695 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354190 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354686 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350711 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354120 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354099 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514617 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514612 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350708 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001350533 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354718 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354684 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350715 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350704 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001350535 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354656 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350703 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354578 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354643 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354623 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354676 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354165 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350699 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514626 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354581 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350674 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350541 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350697 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354696 Yes
Volkens [2112] Uganda K000263587 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354192 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354680 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354567 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354177 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354178 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350676 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354117 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354664 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354708 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354611 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354619 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354667 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514603 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354650 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354599 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354582 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354649 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354588 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354617 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350518 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354635 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354682 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350669 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354679 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354648 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354184 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354569 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354106 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354170 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514611 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354625 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354621 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350698 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350673 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354606 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354662 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354613 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354576 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354096 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354110 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354697 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514624 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354657 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000515477 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354161 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354163 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354651 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354637 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354189 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514610 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354640 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354119 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354636 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354694 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350672 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354565 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354641 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354191 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K001354723 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350685 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354564 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354198 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354111 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354683 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514628 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354171 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354646 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001354602 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354720 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354699 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350714 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354176 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350538 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350702 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354620 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350679 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354570 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354095 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354185 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354587 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354186 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000263611 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354193 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354674 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354709 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354608 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350543 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354182 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350671 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique K001354555 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514631 Yes
Harris, T. [122] Mozambique K000545105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354098 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354601 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514623 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354658 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350677 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354612 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354688 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354563 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001350532 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354586 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354167 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354577 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354572 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354101 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354196 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354113 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354701 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K001354722 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354103 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354675 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354703 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354590 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354670 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354181 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354669 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350537 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354562 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354622 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354615 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354610 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514621 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354598 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354673 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514618 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354639 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354596 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K001354724 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354174 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354689 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354115 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350694 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354710 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354172 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354666 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350709 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354595 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350678 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K001354159 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354607 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514630 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354632 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514607 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514608 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350471 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350700 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354700 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354627 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354584 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354659 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350681 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354628 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350545 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354112 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354693 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique K001354558 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354716 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354168 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514615 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354571 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354630 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354685 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514604 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350682 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K000514620 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354663 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354179 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350683 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350696 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001350909 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354609 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354187 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354644 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350686 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354671 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354173 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354661 Yes
Waller, H. [s.n.] Angola K000263578 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354183 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354597 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354711 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354195 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354592 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354579 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350710 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354600 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001350695 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354107 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354690 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K001354702 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354559 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K001354561 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K001350680 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354665 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique K001354557 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique K001354556 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan K001350534 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354114 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350539 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001350546 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354116 Yes

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