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Alysicarpus violaceus

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Name

Identification
Hedysarum violaceum Forssk. [family FABACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet, Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC. [family FABACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Léonard, 1952 Hedysarum glumaceum Vahl [family FABACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet, Alysicarpus rugosus sensu Schwartz [family FABACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet, Alysicarpus violaceus (Forssk.) Schindler [family FABACEAE ] Verified by A.K. Schindler, 1913
Related name
  • Hedysarum glumaceum
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  • Alysicarpus glumaceus
  • Hedysarum violaceum
  • Alysicarpus styracifolius
  • Alysicarpus rugosus
  • Hedysarum rugosum
  • Alysicarpus violaceus
  • Alysicarpus hochstetteri
Common name
  • bampto ngoro (JLT) (SENEGAL, TUKULOR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • kambé (A.Chev.) (GUINEA, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • sokuani (A.Chev.) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • mbamat (JLT) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • dégavantiéna (JB) (SENEGAL, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • baamal bongor (JLT) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • mbãto (JB) mbégu (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for ALYSICARPUS rugosus subsp. rugosus [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1971) Author: J. B. GILLETT, R. M. POLHILL & B. VERDCOURT
Names
ALYSICARPUS rugosus subsp. rugosus [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Hedysarum rugosum Willd. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], Sp. Pl. 3(2): 1172 (1802)
Alysicarpus violaceus [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], [sensu (Forsk.) Schindl. in F.R. 21: 13 (1925), pro parte, non Hedysarum violaceum Forsk., nec H. violaceum L.]
Alysicarpus violaceus Schindl. var. pilosus [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in F.R. 21: 13 (1925). Type: Ethiopia, Begemeder, Gallabat, Matamma, Schweinfurth 1844 (K, lecto. !)
Information
Annual mostly erect herbs. Lobes of calyx with white cilia. Articles with strong close transverse ridges with limited anastomosing.
Range
DISTR. U1–3; K3, 5; T1, 3–5, 7 Mozambique, Mali and Eritrea to South West Africa and Madagascar
Altitude range
780–2160 m.
Distribution
KENYA Uasin Gishu District without detailed locality, Dec. 1931, Harvey 91 (in part)!KENYA Baringo, Sept. 1935, D. R. Buxton 1266!KENYA Central Kavirondo District Sakwa location, 11 Oct. 1956, Padwa 463 !TANGANYIKA Musoma District Musabi spring, 22 Feb. 1968, Greenway, Kanure & Myles Turner 13333!TANGANYIKA Ufipa District Nziga, 15 Feb. 1950, Bullock 2455!TANGANYIKA Singida District Iramba Plateau, July 1958, Hammond 78 !UGANDA Karamoja District Kangole, Aug. 1958, J. Wilson 551!UGANDA Teso District Serere, July 1932, Chandler 799 (in part) !UGANDA Busoga District S. of Bugiri, Igwe, 14 Aug. 1952, G. H. Wood 316 !

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