Taxon:
Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J. H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema
Summary
Place of publication:
Brittonia 49:7. 1997
Verified:
03/02/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. & J. H. Wiersema. 1997. Bobgunnia, a new African genus of tribe Swartzieae (Fabaceae, Faboideae). Brittonia 49:1-23.
- Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Common names
English
snake-bean – French
petit dim – Swedish
ormböna –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Benin | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Côte D'Ivoire | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Gambia | | |
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 | Mali | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Togo | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Central African Republic | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Chad
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria (n.), Senegal, Togo
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Fuels | charcoal | as Swartzia madagascariensis | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. |
Materials | wood | as Swartzia madagascariensis | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. |
Vertebrate poisons | fish | as Swartzia madagascariensis | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | as Swartzia madagascariensis | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. |