Fabaceae
Dolichos

Dolichos pseudocajanus Welw. ex Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 215 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 441 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 215 (1871).
  • Torre in Consp. Fl. Angol. 3: 289 (1966).
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 310 (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?
Feb 1, 1961 Gossweiler, J. [9499] Angola K001307143 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001350442 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354550 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350479 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K001350441 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354549 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350482 Yes
Welwitsch [2222] Angola K000263574 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K001354548 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001350439 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K001350484 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354513 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354518 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350481 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350477 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354516 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354515 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi K001350472 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354519 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354514 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K001354517 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ghana K001350440 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001350480 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