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Taxon:  Physostigma venenosum Balf.



Summary
Genus:
Physostigma
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
28242
Place of publication:
Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 22:310, t. 16, 17. 1861
Verified:
07/28/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Adam, J.-G. 1971-. Flore descriptive des monts Nimba.
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
  4. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  7. Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
  8. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  9. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  10. Maréchal, R. et al. 1978. Étude taxonomique d'un groupe complexe d'espèces des genres Phaseolus et Vigna (Papilionaceae) sur la base données morphologiques et polliniques, traitées par l'analyse informatique. Boissiera 28:233.
  11. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  12. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Common names
English
calabar-bean –
ordeal-bean –
French
fève de Calabar –
German
Calabarbohne –
Swedish
kalabarböna –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria s.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  
Native
Africa
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria (s.), Sierra Leone
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinessource of physostigmine Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinessource of physostigmine Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsformerly used as ordeal poisonBurkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.


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