Neonotonia wightii (Wight & Arn.)Lackey

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Neonotonia Lackey
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [1785][1915]

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Other names:

• Glycine wightii (Wight & Arn.)Verdc. [Synonym] [1785][1915]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993 Newell CA
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Food and Drink [230]
  
• Forage [1915] [2968] [230]
  
• Weed [2968]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [210]
  • Botswana [8]
  • Burundi [8]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Chad [262]
  • Ethiopia [210]
  • Gabon [8]
  • Ghana [8]
  • Guinea [8]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Liberia [8]
  • Malawi [210]
  • Mozambique [8]
  • Nigeria [8]
  • Rwanda [220]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [217]
  • Sierra Leone [8]
  • South Africa [210]
  • Sudan [8]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Togo [23]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [210]
  • Zambia [210]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [2968]
  • India-ISO [210]
  • Indonesia-ISO [210]
  • Jawa [2968]
  • Malaysia-ISO [210]
  • Sri Lanka [210]

• Australasia [261]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Reunion [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Saudi Arabia [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

• Pacific Ocean [1939] [1949] [2264] [2968]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Hawaii [1949]
  • Society Is [2968]

• South America [1414]
  • Brazil [1414]

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Notes:

• Three subspecies: see subsp.wightii, subsp.pseudojavanica & subsp.petitiana.
  
• Record for Society Is tentative; none of the specimens observed bore flowers. [2968]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:57:18