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Taxon:
Sphenostylis stenocarpa
(Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Sphenostylis
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
35250
Place of publication:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26:309. 1899
Verified:
03/12/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dolichos stenocarpus
Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vigna ornata
Welw. ex Baker
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Reference(s)
Boudet, G. et al.
1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds.
1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds.
1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
Drummond, R. B.
1972. A list of Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 8:227.
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Sphenostylis+stenocarpa&quantity=1
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lebrun, J.-P. et al.
1972. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional
Lebrun, J.-P. et al.
1983. Second supplément au 'Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Niger'. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 130:252.
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Ojuederie, O. B. et al.
2014. Assessment of the genetic diversity of African yam bean (
Sphenostylis stenocarpa
Hochst ex. A Rich. Harms) accessions using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. African J. Biotech. 13:1850-1858.
URL:
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB/index.htm
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Robyns, W. et al., eds.
1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Thulin, M.
1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
African yam-bean –
Reference(s)
yam-pea –
Reference(s)
French
haricot igname –
Reference(s)
German
Knollenbohne –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2
Cultivated
Africa
Africa
w.
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burundi
,
Central African Republic
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
Cultivated
Africa
REGION:
Africa
(w.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Human food
vegetable
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Name
References