Fabaceae
Dolichos
Dolichos trilobus

Dolichos trilobus subsp. trilobus

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula to Philippines. It is a scrambling perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Philippines, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, 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

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1918 Wight, R. [743] India Dolichos falcatus K000900656 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001350429 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001350430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001354024 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia Dolichos falcatus K001350613 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Dolichos falcatus K001354417 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001350619 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania Dolichos falcatus K001354498 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9519] Tanzania Dolichos falcatus K:SPC-24400.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan Dolichos falcatus K001350611 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia Dolichos falcatus K001350614 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan Dolichos falcatus K001350610 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan Dolichos falcatus K001350612 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001350615 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001350617 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001350620 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001354023 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Dolichos falcatus K001354032 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Dolichos falcatus K001354033 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001350616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Dolichos falcatus K001354022 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001350618 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Dolichos falcatus K001354031 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dolichos falcatus K001354025 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Dolichos falcatus K001354021 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • 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