Mundulea sericea

Mundulea sericea

Mundulea sericea

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: Mundulea
Species: Mundulea sericea
Subspecies: M. s. subsp. madagascariensis – M. s. subsp. sericea

Name

Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A.Chev., 1925

Synonyms

• Cytisus sericeus Willd.
• Dalbergia sericea (Willd.) Bojer
• Tephrosia sericea (Willd.) DC.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Introduced into: Guinea, Jawa, Mali, New Guinea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chevalier, A.J.B.. 1925. Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 180:1521, in obs.

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mundulea sericea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mundulea sericea. Published online. Accessed: Mar 07 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Mundulea sericea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Mundulea sericea. 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 07. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mundulea sericea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kurkbos, Blou-ertjieboom, Olifantshout, Visboontjie, Visgif, Mangaanbos
English: Cork bush, Silver bush, Rhodesian silver-leaf
Otsiherero: Omukeka
Kwanyama: Omumbaganyana
SiSwati: umSindandlovana
Sesotho: Mosetla-thlou (N)
Setswana: Ntsandzandlopfu, Maibana, Mohato, Mosikatse, Mosita-thlou, Moswaatlou
Tshivenda: Mukunda-ndou
isiZulu: umaMentabeni, umHlalantethe, umSindandlovu

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