Aeschynomene elaphroxylon

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon

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: Dalbergieae
Genus: Aeschynomene
Species: Aeschynomene elaphroxylon

Name

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Taub., 1894

Synonyms

• Aedemone mirabilis Kotschy
• Herminiera elaphroxylon Guill. & Perr.
• Smithia elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Baill.
• Smithia grandidieri Baill.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre Introduced into: Egypt, Jawa, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Taubert, P.H.W. in H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, 1894. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3):319.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aeschynomene elaphroxylon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Aeschynomene elaphroxylon. Published online. Accessed: Nov 06 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Aeschynomene elaphroxylon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Nov 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aeschynomene elaphroxylon in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Nov 06.

Vernacular names

English: Ambatch

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