Fabaceae
Bobgunnia

Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema

First published in Brittonia 49: 7 (1997)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Aubreville, A. (1965). 9. Caesalpinoideae. In: Flora du Cameroun. Aubreville & Leroy
  • Kirkbride, J. H. & Wiersema, J. H. (1997). Brittonia 49(1) :1-23. Bobgunnia, a new African genus...
  • Watt, J. M. & Breyer-Brandwijk, M (1962). Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa
  • White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [309] Guinea K000010793 No
Jan 1, 1995 Gossweiler, J. [1394] Angola K001276252 No
Jan 1, 1995 Gossweiler, J. [13659] Angola K000508682 No
Smith, P.P. [1725] Zambia K000556953 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9678] Zambia K001569805 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9678] Zambia K001569806 Yes
Harris, T. [869] Angola K000609824 No
Maiato, F.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1470] Angola K001635428 Yes
Molmou, D.; Couch, C.; Diallo, B.; Diallo, I.S.; Camara, S. [1788] Guinea K000557299 Yes
Sep 16, 1986 Aubréville, M. [s.n.] Mali Swartzia madagascariensis K000386661 Yes
Welwitsch [586] Angola Swartzia madagascariensis K000555214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [587] Angola Swartzia madagascariensis K000555215 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1015] Zambia Swartzia madagascariensis K:SPC-15506.000 No
Adam, J.G. [1421] Senegal Swartzia madagascariensis K001634330 Yes
Cameroon Swartzia madagascariensis K:SPC-48091.000 No
[Vuxen] [179] Congo, Republic of the Swartzia madagascariensis K000555218 Type Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi Swartzia madagascariensis K000614836 No

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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