Fabaceae
Macrotyloma

Macrotyloma oliganthum (Brenan) Verdc.

First published in Kew Bull. 24: 403 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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: 403 (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?
May 16, 2002 Brass, L.J. [16364], Malawi K000071790 holotype Yes
May 16, 2002 Hilliard, O.M. [4175], Malawi K000071791 Yes
May 16, 2002 Cruse, A.W. [198], Zambia K000071795 Yes
May 16, 2002 Richards, H.M. [1018], Zambia K000071796 Yes
May 16, 2002 Richards, H.M. [4934], Zambia K000071799 Yes
May 16, 2002 Richards, H.M. [4965], Zambia K000071800 Yes
May 16, 2002 Richards, H.M. [16291], Zambia K000071802 Yes
May 16, 2002 Eyles, Fred. [603], Zimbabwe K000071803 Yes
May 16, 2002 Myres, R.J. [93B], Zimbabwe K000071806 Yes
May 16, 2002 Norlindh, Tycho [4894], Zimbabwe K000071807 Yes
May 16, 2002 Corby, H.D.L. [1763], Zimbabwe K000071809 Yes
May 16, 2002 Biegel, H.M. [3939], Zimbabwe K000071810 Yes
May 16, 2002 Richards, H.M. [1018], Zambia K000071798 Yes
May 16, 2002 Hislop, A. [Z242], Zimbabwe K000071804 Yes
May 16, 2002 Hislop, A. [Z242], Zimbabwe K000071805 Yes
May 16, 2002 Blackmore, S. [631], Malawi K000071794 Yes
May 16, 2002 Corby, H.D.L. [1009], Zimbabwe K000071808 Yes
May 16, 2002 Pawek, Jean [10979A], Malawi K000071793 Yes
May 16, 2002 Richards, H.M. [1018], Zambia K000071797 Yes
May 16, 2002 Pawek, Jean [1876], Malawi K000071792 Yes
May 16, 2002 Shepherd, C. [36], Zambia K000071801 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [9702], Tanzania Dolichos oliganthus 11465.000 No

Sources

  • 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

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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