Rhynchosia hirta

Rhynchosia hirta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Cajaninae
Genus: Rhynchosia
Species: Rhynchosia hirta

Name

Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc., 1967

Synonyms

• Cyanospermum albiflorum Wight & Arn., Prod. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 260 (1834)
• Cyanospermum tomentosum (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., Prod. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 260 (1834)
• Cylista albiflora Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1859 (1816)
• Cylista tomentosa Roxb., Hort. Beng. 55 (1814)
• Cylista villosa W.T.Aiton
• Dolichos hirtus Andr., Bot. Rep., t. 446
• Rhynchosia albiflora (Sims) Alston, Trimen, Hand-Book Fl. Sri Lanka, 6: Suppl., 85 (1931)
• Rhynchosia tomentosa (Roxb.) Babu, Herb. Fl. Dehra Dun: 160 (1977)
• Rhynchosia cyanosperma Benth. ex Baker, Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 218 (1871)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia template Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Africa Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Jamaica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meikle, R.D. & Verdcourt, B., 1967. Taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy. Utrecht 16:462.

Additional references

• 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.
• Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Rhynchosia hirta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Rhynchosia hirta. Published online. Accessed: May 11 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Rhynchosia hirta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Rhynchosia hirta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Rhynchosia hirta. Accessed: 11 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhynchosia hirta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Blue-seeded snoutbean, Hairy snoutbean

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