Fabaceae
Trifolium

Trifolium simense Fresen.

First published in Flora 22: 49 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko to Eritrea and Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Fl. Congo Belge 4: 293
  • Gillett in Kew Bull. 1952: 375, figs. 2, 1–7: 3
  • Jac.-Fél. in Agronom Trop. 8: 288, t. 1 C.
  • —F.T.A. 2: 57

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.N. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2003). Flora Zambesiaca 3(7): 1-274. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 57 (1871).
  • Fiori in N. Giorn. Bot. Ital. n.s. 55: 346, fig. 23 (1949).
  • Fresen. in Flora 22: 49 (1839).
  • Gillett in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 553 (1958).
  • Gillett in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 4: 293 (1953)
  • Gillett in Kew Bulletin 7: 375, figs. 2/1–7 & 3 (1952)

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, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [694] Cameroon K000746608 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Buzgo, M. [658] Cameroon K000338594 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Pollard, B.J. [356] Cameroon K000338591 Yes
Jul 1, 1998 Kamundi, D. [660] Cameroon K000338592 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Hepper, F.N. [2150] Cameroon K000087324 Yes
Dec 1, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13456] Cameroon K000087125 Yes
Nov 1, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13085] Cameroon K000087166 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Morton, J.K. [885] Cameroon K000087321 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Morton, J.K. [6791] Cameroon K000087320 Yes
Morton, J.K. [755] Cameroon K000087314 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1006] Cameroon K000087316 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5370] Tanzania K000190600 No
Savory, H., J. [487] Cameroon K000087322 Yes
Migeod, F. [168] Cameroon K000087315 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1210] Cameroon K000087327 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [915] Cameroon K000087319 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [10626B] Cameroon K000087326 Yes
Hedberg, O. [93131] Cameroon K000087426 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [0s.n.] Cameroon K000087313 Yes
Mann, G. [2018] Cameroon K000087318 Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10862] Cameroon K000087325 Yes
Mann, G. [0s.n.03] Cameroon K000087317 Yes

Sources

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • 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