Fabaceae
Dolichos
Dolichos kilimandscharicus

Dolichos kilimandscharicus subsp. kilimandscharicus

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies 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, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8121] Tanzania Dolichos malosanus K:SPC-24511.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi Dolichos malosanus K001350490 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi Dolichos malosanus K001350489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi Dolichos malosanus K001350492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Dolichos malosanus K001350488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique Dolichos malosanus K001354551 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Dolichos malosanus K001350487 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi Dolichos malosanus K001350493 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi Dolichos malosanus K001350491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burundi Dolichos malosanus K001350494 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Dolichos malosanus K001350485 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8124] Tanzania Dolichos malosanus K:SPC-23748.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique Dolichos malosanus K001354552 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique Dolichos malosanus K001354553 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique Dolichos malosanus K001354554 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Dolichos malosanus K001350486 Yes

Sources

  • 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