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Taxon:
Philenoptera cyanescens
(Schumach.) Roberty
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Philenoptera
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
419640
Place of publication:
Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 16:354. 1954
Verified:
12/11/2001
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
Robinia cyanescens
Schumach.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lonchocarpus cyanescens
(Schumach.) Benth.
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Reference(s)
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Note:
=
Lonchocarpus cyanescens
Schrire, B. D.
2000. A synopsis of the genus
Philenoptera
(Leguminosae-Millettieae) from Africa and Madagascar. Kew Bull. 55:81-94.
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Note:
=
Lonchocarpus cyanescens
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
African-indigo –
Reference(s)
West African-indigo –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
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
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
s.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Bioko
Native
Africa
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Equatorial Guinea
[Bioko]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Liberia
,
Mali
(s.),
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
coloring
as
Lonchocarpus cyanescens
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Materials
tannin/dyestuff
as
Lonchocarpus cyanescens
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Name
References