Fabaceae
Physostigma

Physostigma mesoponticum Taub.

First published in Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 12: 81 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • 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

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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: 386 (1929).
  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin 20: 105, fig. 1/B, map 1 (1966).
  • Milne-Redh. in Hook., Ic. PI. 33, t. 3214 (1933).
  • Taub. in Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 12: 81, fig. 1–4 (1894).
  • Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 340, fig. 17 (1954).

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?
Angus, A. [378] Zambia K001355451 Yes
Pawek, J. [10108] Malawi K001355403 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [7918] Zambia K001355424 Yes
Pawek, J. [5665] Malawi K001355415 Yes
Richards, H.M. [19223] Zambia K001355437 Yes
Harley, R.M. [9384] Tanzania K001355374 Yes
White, F. [3210] Zambia K001355454 Yes
Moors, D.R. [K15] Tanzania K001355373 Yes
Menezes, A., de [734] Angola K001355461 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7033] Tanzania K001355389 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [1159] Zambia K001355453 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6443] Tanzania K001355391 Yes
Strid, A. [2220] Zambia K001355432 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.; Whitehouse, C. [4033] Tanzania K001355380 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1521] Zambia K001355443 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F8184] Zambia K001355457 Yes
West, O. [4030A] Zambia K001355458 Yes
Jefford, T.G.; Newbould, J. [2089] Tanzania K001355384 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [12909] Tanzania K001372376 Yes
Rensburg, H.J., van [KBS2947] Zambia K001355429 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [4741] Tanzania K001355387 Yes
Allen, C.E.F. [386] Zambia K001355445 Yes
Sanane, M. [251] Tanzania K001355375 Yes
Anderson, B. [929] Tanzania K001355399 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [6089] Malawi K001355411 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11403] Tanzania K001355385 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [1489] Zambia K001355436 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13793] Tanzania K001355398 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7033] Tanzania K001355388 Yes
Sharpe, A. [22] Malawi K001355410 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [12868] Tanzania K001372377 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [3637] Tanzania K001355390 Yes
Richards, H.M. [10189] Zambia K001355438 Yes
Smuts, J.C. [2110] Malawi K001355421 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [379] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001355366 Yes
Pawek, J. [11727] Malawi K001355416 Yes
Stolz, A. [189] Tanzania K001355394 Yes
Barbosa, L.A.G. [4446] Mozambique K001355408 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1372] Zambia K001355450 Yes
Joseph, P. [4021] Tanzania K001355382 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6443] Tanzania K001355392 Yes
Duff, C.E. [237/37] Zambia K001355460 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6289] Zambia K001355440 Yes
Angus, A. [204] Zambia K001355446 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [2824] Tanzania K001355369 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001355368 No
Brass, L.J. [17515] Malawi K001355413 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [4084] Zambia K001355427 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [4084] Zambia K001355425 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus, A. [21] Zambia K001355435 Yes
Kornás, J. [2047] Zambia K001355422 Yes
Harley, R.M. [9384] Tanzania K001355381 Yes
Jackson, G. [75] Malawi K001275191 Yes
Richards, H.M. [13353] Malawi K001355404 Yes
Ward, E.T. [14] Tanzania K001355393 Yes
Angus, A. [3734] Zambia K001355430 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11403] Tanzania K001355386 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [767] Zambia K001355442 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [343] Malawi K001355420 Yes
Sanane, M. [251] Tanzania K001355376 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1372] Zambia K001355449 Yes
Pawek, J. [5552] Malawi K001355406 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [4084] Zambia K001355426 Yes
Cameron, V.L. [s.n.] Tanzania K001355383 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [17527] Malawi K001355405 Yes
Lea, A. [36] Mozambique K001355409 Yes
Pawek, J. [11651] Malawi K001355412 Yes
Pawek, J. [10099] Malawi K001355402 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6389] Malawi K001355414 Yes
Geilinger, G. [3122] Tanzania K001355372 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11655] Tanzania K001355378 Yes
Cole, M.M. [54] Zambia K001355428 Yes
Boaler [646] Tanzania K001355395 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [17399] Tanzania K001355397 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3051] Tanzania K001355371 Yes
Foster, L.J. [12] Malawi K001355418 Yes
Leach, L.C. [10379] Malawi K001355419 Yes
Richards, H.M.; Arasululu, S. [25997] Tanzania K001355379 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F158] Zambia K001355455 Yes
Witte, G., de [542] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001355367 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3198] Tanzania K:SPC-11633.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [3198] Tanzania K001355370 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6290] Zambia K001355441 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [646] Tanzania K001355396 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1521] Zambia K001355444 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [2994] Zambia K001355434 Yes
Macaulay, M.A. [1119] Zambia K001355423 Yes
Shepherd, C. [78] Zambia K001355448 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [995] Zambia K001355456 Yes
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [1608] Tanzania K001355377 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [3692] Zambia K001355439 Yes
Shortridge, G.C. [17392] Malawi K001355417 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [LK136] Zambia K001355459 Yes
Wright, J.M. [273] Zambia K001355433 Yes
Angus, A. [3733] Zambia K001355431 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1229] Zambia K001355447 Yes
Phillips, E. [2770] Malawi K001355401 Yes
Jansen, P.C.M.; Koning, J., de; Wilde, J.J.F.E., de [244] Mozambique K001355407 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [1159] Zambia K001355452 Yes

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • '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.
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    • 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/
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0