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Taxon: Eriosema parviflorum E. Mey.

Genus: Eriosema
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Phaseoleae subtribe: Cajaninae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 15647
Place of publication: E. H. F. Meyer & J. F. Drège, Comm. pl. Afr. austr. 130. 1836
Name verified on: 15-Mar-1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 26-Feb-2004
Species priority site is: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


See also subordinate taxa:


Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda
    West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Rwanda; Zaire
    West Tropical Africa: Cote D'Ivoire; Ghana; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone
    South Tropical Africa: Angola; Mozambique; Zambia
    Southern Africa: South Africa - KwaZulu-Natal
    Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar

References:

  • Adam, J.-G. 1971–. Flore descriptive des monts Nimba.
  • Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937–. Conspectus florae angolensis.
  • Jacques-Félix, H. 1971. Observations sur les especes du genre Eriosema de République centrafricaine, du Cameroun et d'Afrique occidentale. Adansonia sér. 2, 11:169.
  • Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  • Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist.
  • Troupin, G. 1978–. Flore du Rwanda.
  • Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.
More:

Check other web resources for Eriosema parviflorum E. Mey.:

  • SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
  • ILDIS: World Database of Legumes
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images or nodulation data:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?15647 (23 May 2013)

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