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Ver. 25.01
Jan. 2nd, 2024

233.0000 Family Fabaceae Lindl.; Edwards´ Bot. Reg. 22: ad t. 1845 (1836), nom. cons., nom. alt.
728 genera, ca. 22.300 spp. Phylogeny and new subfamily system: Azani et al. (LPWG) (2017)
Species listed in database: 22381; hybrids: 149
= Acaciaceae E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 1: 164 (1836)
= Aspalathaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 51 (1820)
= Astragalaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Bauhiniaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 67 (1820)
= Caesalpiniaceae R.Br.; M. Flinders, Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 551 (1814), nom. cons.
= Cassiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 270, 291 (1818)
= Ciceraceae Steele; Handb. Field Bot.: xx, 63 (1847)
= Coronillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 162 (1820)
= Cytisaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Dalbergiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Daleaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Detariaceae (DC.) J.Hess; Uebers. Phan. Nat. Pfl.-Fam. 46 (1832)
= Galedupaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 277 (1820)
= Geoffroeaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Hedysaraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Inocarpaceae Zoll.; Syst. Verz. 2: 117 (1854-1855)
= Lathyraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. 660, 1092, 1138 (1835)
= Leguminosae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 345 (1789), nom. cons.
= Lotaceae Oken; Lehrb. Naturgesch. 2(2.2): xv, 727 (1826)
= Mimosaceae R.Br.; M. Flinders, Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 551 (1814), nom. cons.
= Papilionaceae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 415 (1792), nom. cons., nom. alt.
= Phaseolaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Robiniaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 270, 291 (1818)
= Sophoraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Swartziaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 231, 413 (1830)
= Tamarindaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 622 (1820)
= Trifoliaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Viciaceae Oken; Lehrb. Naturgesch. 2(2.2): xv (1826)
233.8451 Genus Sphenostylis E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 148 (1836)
Distribution: mostly tropical and South Africa; 1 India
Species listed in database: 7
species :
Sphenostylis angustifolia Sond.; Linnaea 23: 33 (1850)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Vigna angustifolia Benth. ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 2: 240 (1862)
species :
Sphenostylis briartii (De Wild.) Baker f.; Legum. Trop. Africa 421 (1929)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Sphenostylis wildemaniana Baker f. [Legum.Trop.Africa 421 (1929)]
= Vigna briartii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 547 (1913)
= Vigna homblei (De Wild.) De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 137 (1914)
= Vigna matengoana Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 114 (1938)
species :
Sphenostylis erecta (Baker f.) Hutch. ex Baker f.; Legum. Trop. Africa 422 (1929)
subspecies :
subsp. erecta
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dolichos erectus Baker f. [Trans.Linn.Soc.London, Bot.4: 10 (1894)]
= Sphenostylis capitata (De Wild.) De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 2: 89 (1913)
= Sphenostylis homblei De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 544 (1913)
= Sphenostylis marginata subsp. erecta (Baker f.) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 24: 294 (1970)
= Sphenostylis ringoetii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 116 (1914)
= Vigna capitata De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 1: 67 (1902)
subspecies :
subsp. obtusifolia (Harms) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle; Syst. Bot. 19(3): 403 (1994)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Sphenostylis gossweileri Baker f. [J.Bot.66(Suppl.1): 117 (1928)]
= Sphenostylis marginata subsp. obtusifolia (Harms) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 24: 293 (1970)
= Sphenostylis obtusifolia Harms; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 205 (1911)
species :
Sphenostylis marginata E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 148 (1836)
Distribution: Angola; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ANG 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Vigna marginata (E.Mey.) Benth. ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 2: 249 (1862)
species :
Sphenostylis schweinfurthii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 309 (1899)
subspecies :
subsp. schweinfurthii
Distribution: Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; SW-Chad; South Sudan
22 BEN BKN GHA IVO MLI NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Vigna schweinfurthii Taub. ex Baker f.; Legum. Trop. Africa 422 (1929)
subspecies :
subsp. benguellensis Torre Torre; Bol. Soc. Brot., Sér. 2, 39: 214 (1965)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
Conservation Status: known only from type collection
species :
Sphenostylis stenocarpa (A.Rich.) Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 309 (1899)
Distribution: Guinea; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; SW-Chad; ?Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO NGA TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dolichos stenocarpus Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 224 (1847)
= Sphenostylis congensis A.Chev.; Bull. Soc. Nat. Accl. France 60: 421 (1913), et Bull. Soc. Bot. France 61: Mem. 8, 257 (1917)
= Sphenostylis ornata A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 198 (1920), nomen
= Sphenostylis stenocarpa var. latifoliolata (De Wild.) De Wild.; T. Durand & H. Durand, Syll. Fl. Congol. 154 (1909)
= Vigna ornata var. latifoliolata De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 1: 156 (1904)
= Vigna ornata Welw. ex Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 203 (1871)
= Vigna stenocarpa Taub.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas A: 31 (1895), nomen
species :
Sphenostylis zimbabweensis Mithen; Kirkia 14(1): 19 (1993)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
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