Rhynchosia viscosa ssp. violacea (Hiern)Verdc.
HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae
GENUS: Rhynchosia Lour.
Rhynchosia viscosa ssp.
violacea (Hiern)Verdc. [Preferred name]
Dolichos violaceus Hiern {Synonym}
Rhynchosia violacea (Hiern)K.Schum. {Synonym}
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
- Africa
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Angola (N) [210];
Cameroon (N) [210];
Central African Rep. (N) [210];
Ghana (N) [271];
Guinea Bissau (N) [271];
Nigeria (N) [271];
Sierra Leone (N) [271];
Sudan (N) [210];
Togo (N) [23];
Uganda (N) [210];
Zaire (N) [210]
- Asia
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India (N) [3366];
Goa [3366];
Gujarat [3366];
Karnataka [3366];
Kerala [3366];
Maharashtra [3366]
HABITATS:
Africa
Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; bushland and thicket. [210];
Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; forest. [210];
Lake Victoria regional mosaic; bushland and thicket [210];
Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest. [210];
LITERATURE POINTERS:
Description [210]
DESCRIPTORS:
Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing
; Conservation Status: Not Threatened
; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS
; Habit: Herb
; Lifespan: Perennial
; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.
210.
Gillett, J.B. et al., 1971
Papilionoideae.In:Fl.Trop.E.Africa,Milne-Redhead & Polhill
Kew Bull.25:65-169. Studies in FTEA Leg.-Papilionoideae:V.
Checklist of the Leguminosae in South Asia. Typescript