Dioclea wilsonii Standley

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Dioclea Kunth
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [1222][1243][1461]

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Other names:

• Dioclea altissima Rock [Synonym] [1243][1467]
  

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Descriptors:

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

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Geographical Distribution:

• Caribbean
  • Caribbean-TRP [1222] [1461]

• Central America [1117] [1637]
  • Belize [1222] [1242] [1461]
  • Guatemala [1461] [1639]
  • Honduras [1243] [1461] [1639]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1637]
  • Nicaragua [1461]
  • Panama [1222] [1224] [1243] [1461] [1467]

• Indian Ocean [1461] [1915] [1982]
  • Madagascar [1461] [1982]
  • Mauritius [1915]

• Pacific Ocean [1461]
  • Hawaii [1461]

• South America [2285]
  • Brazil [1222] [1461]
  • Colombia [1461]
  • French Guiana [1461]
  • Guyana [1461]
  • Surinam [2285]
  • Venezuela [1461]

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Notes:

• Has been cultivated in the botanic garden on Mauritius. [1915]
  
• Cadet collection from Rodrigues is impossible to identify. [3060]
  
• Cadet collection could be D.wilsonii or D.megacarpa (see also D.megacarpa). [3060]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:18:32