Fabaceae
Dumasia

Dumasia villosa DC.

First published in Mém. Légum.: 257 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a scrambling perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cape Provinces, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • 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.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Pan, B. & Zhu, X.Y. (2010). Taxonomic revision of Dumasia (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae). Annales Botanici Fennici 47: 241-256.
  • Tiwari, A.P., Khanna, K.K. & Dubey, P.C. (2019). Eleven angiosperms new for Madhaya Pradesh. Indian Forester 145: 81-91.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

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.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Pan, B. & Zhu, X.Y. (2010). Taxonomic revision of Dumasia (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae). Annales Botanici Fennici 47: 241-256.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 356 (1929).
  • DC. in Ann. Sci. Nat. 4: 97 (1825)
  • DC., Mém. Legum.: 257, t. 44 (1826).
  • Hauman in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 88 (1954).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Kumar, S. & Sane PV (2003). Legumes of South Asia: a check-list. RBG Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [18455] Indonesia K000628401 Yes
Burchell [5437] South Africa K000418280 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [5437] South Africa K000418282 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [12872] China K000264849 Yes
s.coll. [11698] Indonesia K000628403 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5523] Nepal K001121158 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 5523] India K001121160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cribb, P.J. [504] Indonesia K000628400 Yes
Henry, A. [12453] China K000264850 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001273942 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001273943 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5523] K001121161 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [397] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000628405 Yes
Henry, A. [3068] China K000883289 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dilmy, A. [988] Indonesia K000628402 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1751] South Africa K000418281 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lorzing, J.A. [15957] Indonesia K000628399 Yes
Vink, W. [16441] Papua New Guinea K000628406 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5523] Nepal K001121159 Unknown Type Material 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
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images