3897.000 Rhynchosia Lour.

MacKinder, B. et al. (2001) Papilionoideae FZ 3(5)

Description of the genus

Climbing or prostrate, rarely erect, herbs or subshrubs. Stipules present. Leaves 1-or 3-foliolate; leaflets usually with conspicuous resinous gland-dots beneath. Flowers spreading. Calyx 5-lobed, lobes unequal, the upper pair ± joined. Corolla frequently yellow, lined with brownish-purple. Ovary (1-)2-ovulate. Pods 3-4 × as long as broad, almost circular to narrowly oblong, flattened, often falcate, frequently glandular and velvety. Seeds flattened-spherical or subreniform; funicle inserted at middle of the circular hilum.

Worldwide: c. 300 species, tropics

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
Leptotes group (Blues)
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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
albissima Gand.Z,GI,M
buchananii HarmsT
caribaea (Jacq.) DC. var. caribaea T,MS,GI,M
chimanimaniensis Verdc.MSDescription
clivorum S. Moore subsp. gurueensis Verdc.Z
clivorum S. Moore subsp. pycnantha (Harms) Verdc.Z,T,MSDescription, Image
densiflora (Roth) DC. subsp. chrysadenia (Taub.) Verdc.M
divaricata BakerN,Z,MS
galpinii BakerM
genistoides Burtt DavyM
goetzei HarmsS
hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc.N,Z,T,MS
holstii HarmsMS
insignis (O. Hoffm) R.E. Fr.N,T,MSDescription, Image
luteola (Hiern) K. Schum. var. velutina Verdc.N
luteola (Hiern) K. Schum. var. luteola N,Z,T,MS
micrantha HarmsN,GI
minima (L.) DC. var. nuda (DC.) KuntzeM
minima (L.) DC. var. A GI
minima (L.) DC. var. minima T,MS,GI,M
minima (L.) DC. var. prostrata (Harv.) MeikleN,Z,T,MS,M
monophylla Schltr.MSDescription, Image
procurrens (Hiern) K. Schum. subsp. floribunda (Baker) Verdc.T,MS
pseudoteramnoides HaumanMS
pseudoviscosa HarmsMS
resinosa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) BakerN,Z,TDescription, Image
sordida (E. Mey.) SchinzMS
stipata MeikleMS
sublobata (Schumach. & Thonn.) MeikleN,Z,T,MS,GIDescription, Image
swynnertonii Baker f.MS
torrei Verdc.Z
totta (Thunb.) DC. var. elegantissima (Schinz) Verdc.M
totta (Thunb.) DC. var. totta MS,GI,,M
totta (Thunb.) DC. var. fenchelii SchinzT,MS,M
tricuspidata Baker f. subsp. tricuspidata N,Z
velutina Wight & Arn. var. velutina ?
velutina Wight & Arn. var. discolor (Baker) Verdc.N,GI
viscosa (Roth) DC. subsp. viscosa var. viscosa MS
viscosa (Roth) DC. subsp. viscosa var. breviracemosa (Hauman) Verdc.GI
wildii Verdc.T

Other sources of information about Rhynchosia:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Rhynchosia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Rhynchosia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Rhynchosia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Rhynchosia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rhynchosia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Rhynchosia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Rhynchosia.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=770, retrieved 19 May 2013

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