Cullen corylifolium (L.)Medikus

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Cullen Medikus
Tribe: Psoraleeae
References: [1915][1957][3301]

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Other names:

• Cullen corylifolia (L.)Medikus [Orthographic] [319]
  
• Psoralea corylifolia L. [Synonym] [319][1915]
  
• Psoralea patersoniae Schonl. [Synonym] [319]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1989(Africa Update)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-06 Stirton CH
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Medicine [1862] [1937]
  
• Weed [1915]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [8] [319] [1765]
  • Djibouti [1765]
  • Socotra [8]
  • Somalia [319]
  • South Africa [319]

• Asia [319] [1914] [1937] [1938] [1939] [1957] [1969]
  • China [1914]
  • India-ISO [319] [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969]
  • Iraq [1939]
  • Myanmar [1914]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]
  • Vietnam [1937]

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

• Middle East [1939]
  • Oman [1939]
  • South Yemen [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

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Notes:

• Omitted from Lock (1989)
  
• Previously cultivated on Reunion; no recent records. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:20:12