Fabaceae
Sphenostylis

Sphenostylis marginata E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 148 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic, Burundi, S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a scrambling perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E. Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 148 (1836).
  • Verdoorn in Fl. Pl. Afr., t. 1521 (1968).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1997 Codd, L.E. [1990] South Africa K000334714 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Ross, J.H. [1457] Eswatini K000334696 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Gillett, A.B. [330] South Africa K000334692 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Strey, R.G. [6172] South Africa K000334708 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Wells, M.J. [2060] South Africa K000334709 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Strey, R.G. [5432] South Africa K000334707 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Pienaar, B.J. [796] South Africa K000334715 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Pole-Evans, I.B. [3364] Eswatini K000334700 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Wood, J.M. [1221] South Africa K000334711 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Compton, R.H. [30388] Eswatini K000334695 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Wells, M.J. [2060] South Africa K000334712 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Saltmarshe, E. [1107] Eswatini K000334697 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Codd, L.E. [2377] South Africa K000334710 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Guy, R.D. [43] South Africa K000334713 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Wilms, F. [[1958]] South Africa K000334706 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Acocks, J.P.H. [20928] South Africa K000334693 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Compton, R.H. [30788] Eswatini K000334698 Yes
Dec 1, 1997 Compton, R.H. [26163] Eswatini K000334699 Yes
May 1, 1997 Galpin, E.E. [9703] South Africa K000334702 Yes
May 1, 1997 Strey, R.G. [9701] South Africa K000334705 Yes
May 1, 1997 Ward, C.J. [6141] South Africa K000334701 Yes
May 1, 1997 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000263510 Holotype Yes
May 1, 1997 Galpin, E.E. [9703] South Africa K000334703 Yes
May 1, 1997 Codd, L.E. [2019] South Africa K000334704 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Gueinguis [s.n.] South Africa K000263511 Syntype Yes
May 1, 1991 Koning, J., de; Zunguse, D. [8071] Mozambique K000384997 Yes
Strey, R.G. [7420] South Africa K001353836 Yes
Brown, N.E. [11448] K001353832 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1746] South Africa K001353837 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2465] South Africa K001353840 Yes
Ward, C.F. [1765] South Africa K001353833 Yes
Wood, M.J. [4823] South Africa K001353838 Yes
Rudatis, H. [1616] South Africa K001353839 Yes
Pienaar, B.J. [612] South Africa K001353835 Yes
[Groemberg, D.] [809] South Africa K001353834 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0