Rhynchosia minima (L.)DC.

Rhynchosia minima (L.)DC.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Rhynchosia Lour.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [210][453][1056][1311][1915][2825][3276]

Other names:

Dolicholus flavus Medikus [Synonym] [1311]
Dolicholus minimus (L.)Medikus [Synonym] [1712][1645][1430][1409][1311][1290][1680]
Dolichos minimus L. [Synonym] [1915][1430][1056][1131][1179][1243][1290][2825][1311][1712][1645][1460][1442][1292][1414][1409][1408]
Glycine lamarckii Kunth [Synonym] [1311]
Glycine littoralis DC. [Synonym] [1311]
Glycine reflexa Nutt. [Synonym] [1311]
Rhynchosia aureo-guttata Andersson [Synonym] [1311][1712]
Rhynchosia exigua Andersson [Synonym] [1311][1712]
Rhynchosia hockii De Wild. [Synonym] [210]
Rhynchosia ischnoclada Harms [Synonym] [210]
Rhynchosia mexicana Hook. & Arn. [Synonym] [1311]
Rhynchosia minima (L.)DC. Var. diminifolia W.C.Walraven [Synonym] [1311]
Rhynchosia minima (L.)DC. Var. lutea Eggers [Synonym] [1311]
Rhynchosia minima (L.)DC. Var. pauciflora Kuntze [Synonym] [1311]
Rhynchosia punctata DC. [Synonym] [1311][1712]

Common Names:

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Climbing
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
- 1999-05 Heald J
Further editing:
- 2001-03 van der Maesen LJG
Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- 2001-03 van der Maesen, LJG
- 2001-05 Fortunato RH
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Forage [1311] [1919]
Medicine [1311]
Toxins [1311] [2968]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa [3237]
- Benin [3237]
- Burundi [8]
- Cameroon [210]
- Cape Verde [210]
- Central African Rep. [210]
- Chad [64]
- Ethiopia [210]
- Ghana [212]
- Ivory Coast [8]
- Kenya [210]
- Mali [212]
- Namibia-ISO [232]
- Niger [78]
- Nigeria [212]
- Rwanda [220]
- Sao Tome & Principe [217]
- Senegal [212]
- Sierra Leone [212]
- Somalia [8]
- South Africa [210]
- Sudan [210]
- Swaziland [233]
- Tanzania [210]
- Togo [23]
- Uganda [210]
- Zaire [210]

Asia [1929] [1938] [1939] [1942] [1947] [2825]
- Afghanistan [210]
- Bhutan [1947]
- China [210]
- India-ISO [210]
- Indonesia-ISO [210]
- Iran [1939]
- Malaysia-ISO [210]
- Myanmar [1938]
- Pakistan [1938]
- Ryukyu Is [2825]
- Sri Lanka [210]
- Taiwan [1929] [2825]
- Thailand [210]
- Vietnam [1942]

Australasia [261] [1880]
- Australia [210] [1880]
  - New South Wales
  - Northern Territory
  - Queensland
  - South Australia
  - Western Australia
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean [453] [1056] [1311] [1790] [2136] [2153] [2157]
- Anguilla [1311]
- Antigua-Barbuda [1311] [1790]
- Aruba [1311]
- Bahamas [1311] [2153]
- Barbados [1311] [1790]
- Cayman Is [453] [1056] [1311]
- Cuba [1311]
- Dominica [1311] [1790] [2136]
- Dominican Republic [1311] [2157]
- Grenada [1790]
- Guadeloupe [1311] [1790]
- Haiti [1311] [2157]
- Jamaica [1311]
- Martinique [1311] [1790]
- Montserrat [1311] [1790]
- Netherlands Antilles [1311]
- Netherlands Leeward Is [1311] [1790]
- Puerto Rico [1311]
- St Kitts-Nevis [1311] [1790]
- St Lucia [1311] [1790]
- St Martin-St Barthelemy [1311] [1790]
- St Vincent [1311] [1790]
- Trinidad & Tobago [1311]
- Venezuelan Antilles [1311]
- Virgin Is [1311]

Central America [1117] [1188] [1311] [1460] [1470] [1637] [1714]
- Belize [1242] [1311] [1645]
- Costa Rica [1311] [1367] [1658]
- El Salvador [1311] [1645]
- Guatemala [1311] [1645]
- Honduras [1311]
- Mexico(North & Central) [1311] [1460] [1470] [1714]
  - Baja California Sur [1311] [1714]
  - Chihuahua [1311]
  - Coahuila [1311]
  - Colima [1311]
  - Guerrero [1311]
  - Hidalgo [1311]
  - Jalisco [1311]
  - Mexico State [1311] [1460]
  - Michoacan [1311]
  - Morelos [1311]
  - Nayarit [1311]
  - Nuevo Leon [1311]
  - Oaxaca [1311]
  - Sinaloa [1311]
  - Sonora [1311]
  - Veracruz [1311]
  - Zacatecas [1311]
- Mexico(South East) [1117] [1188] [1311] [1470] [1637]
  - Campeche [1311]
  - Chiapas [1117] [1311]
  - Quintana Roo [1637]
  - Tabasco [1188]
  - Yucatan [1311]
- Nicaragua [1311]
- Panama [1224] [1243] [1311] [1645]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1982]
- Madagascar [1982]
- Rodrigues [1915]

Middle East [1939]
- Israel [210]
- Oman [1939]
- Qatar [1939]
- Saudi Arabia [1939]
- South Yemen [1939]
- Yemen [1939]

North America [1311]
- United States [1229] [1311] [1409] [1430] [1431] [1460] [1645] [1680] [1714]
  - Alabama [1311]
  - Arkansas [1311]
  - Florida [1311]
  - Georgia [1311]
  - Louisiana [1311]
  - Missouri [1311]
  - Texas [1311]

Pacific Ocean [1939] [1949] [2264] [2266] [2833] [2836] [2968]
- Fiji [2264]
- Hawaii [1949]
- Kazan Retto [2833]
- Marquesas [2968]
- Niue [2266]
- Ogasawara-Shoto [2836]
- Society Is [2968]

South America [1103] [1131] [1231] [1233] [1311] [1414] [1712]
- Argentina [1131] [1243] [1311]
  - Chaco [1131] [1311]
  - Corrientes [1311]
  - Formosa [1131] [1311]
  - Jujuy [1311]
  - Salta [1311]
  - Santa Fe [1311]
- Bolivia [1311]
- Brazil [1103] [1231] [1233] [1311] [1414] [1680]
  - Bahia [1311] [1414]
  - Ceara [1311]
  - Distrito Federal(Brazil) [1311]
  - Espirito Santo [1311]
  - Mato Grosso do Sul [1311]
  - Minas Gerais [1311]
  - Para [1231] [1311]
  - Paraiba [1233] [1311]
  - Pernambuco [1233] [1311]
  - Rio De Janeiro [1103] [1311]
  - Rio Grande do Norte [1311]
  - Roraima [1231] [1311]
  - Sao Paulo [1311]
- Chile [1311] [1444]
- Colombia [1292] [1311]
- Ecuador [1229] [1311]
- French Guiana [1311] [1408]
- Galapagos [1311] [1712]
- Guyana [1311]
- Paraguay [1311]
- Peru [1311] [1442]
- Surinam [1311]
- Venezuela [1311] [1661]

Notes:

8 varieties described by Verdcourt (ref.271).
An extremely variable species. For discussion, see FTEA, ref.210, p.759.
Thought to be native to the Old World and introduced and naturalized in the [1311]
New World. [1311]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:59:28