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Taxon: Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.

Genus: Erythrina
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Phaseoleae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 70271
Place of publication: Prodr. 2:413. 1825 (J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 2:392. 1786?)
Name verified on: 15-Mar-1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 26-Sep-2002
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).
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.


Economic importance:

  • Environmental: boundary/barrier/support   (fide Boonman 1993)
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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia; Sudan
    East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda
    West-Central Tropical Africa: Burundi; Rwanda; Zaire
    South Tropical Africa: Angola; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe
    Southern Africa: Botswana [e.]

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Boonman, J. G. 1993. East Africa's grasses and fodders: ecology and husbandry. 301.
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  • Hennessy, E. F. 1991. Erythrineae (Fabaceae) in Southern Africa. Bothalia 21:4.
  • Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:427.
  • Krukoff, B. A. 1977. Notes on the species of Erythrina, IX. Phytologia 36:8.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Thulin, M. 1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
  • Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. [= E. abyssinica DC.].
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Synonyms:


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Images or nodulation data:

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  • 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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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?70271 (22 May 2013)

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