Millettia grandis

Millettia grandis

Millettia grandis

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: Millettieae
Genus: Millettia
Species: Millettia grandis

Name

Millettia grandis (E.Mey.) Skeels

Synonyms

• Berrebera caffra (Meisn.) Hochst.
• Millettia caffra Meisn.
• Virgilia grandis E.Mey.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal Regional: Eastern Africa Mozambique Introduced into: Malawi, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Skeels, H.C., 1912. Bulletin, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture 248:55. 1912

Additional references

• Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Millettia grandis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Millettia grandis. Published online. Accessed: Mar 06 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Millettia grandis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Millettia grandis. 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 Mar 06. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Millettia grandis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Omsambeet, Omzambeet, Oesambiet, Kafferysterhout
English: Umzimbeet, Grand umzimbeet, Kaffir ironwood
isiXhosa: Umkunye, umSimbithi
isiZulu: umSimbithwa, umSimbithi

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