Aeschynomene sensitiva Sw.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Aeschynomene L.
Tribe: Aeschynomeneae
References: [210][1915]

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Other names:

• Aeschynomene belvesii DC. [Synonym] [1547]
  
• Aeschynomene fistulosa Bello [Synonym] [1290][1547]
  
• Aeschynomene honesta Nees & Martius [Synonym] [1547]
  
• Aeschynomene macropoda DC. Var. belvesii DC. [Synonym] [1547]
  
• Aeschynomene patula sensu auct. [Misapplied] [1915]
  
• Aeschynomene sensitiva Pal. [Synonym] [1547]
  
• Aeschynomene sulcata Kunth [Synonym] [1547]
  
• Cassia paramariboensis Miq. [Synonym] [1547]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Gabon [16]
  • Gambia The [212]
  • Ghana [212]
  • Guinea [212]
  • Guinea Bissau [224]
  • Liberia [212]
  • Malawi [210]
  • Mozambique [210]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Senegal [212]
  • Sierra Leone [212]
  • Sudan [210]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [210]

• Caribbean [210]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1290] [1409] [1430] [1547] [1645]

• Central America
  • Belize [1242] [1547] [1645]
  • Costa Rica [1367] [1547] [1658]
  • Guatemala [1547] [1645]
  • Honduras [1547]
  • Mexico [1117] [1188] [1222] [1243] [1547] [1645]
  • Nicaragua [1547]
  • Panama [1222] [1243] [1547] [1645]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Madagascar [210]
  • Mauritius [1915]

• South America [210]
  • Argentina [1222] [1547]
  • Bolivia [1289] [1547]
  • Brazil [1103] [1414] [1547]
  • Colombia [1547]
  • French Guiana [1408] [1547]
  • Guyana [1547]
  • Paraguay [1222] [1547]
  • Peru [1442] [1547]
  • Surinam [1547]
  • Venezuela [1547] [1661]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:54:12