Taxon:  Sphenostylis erecta (Baker f.) Hutch. ex Baker f. subsp. obtusifolia (Harms) D. Potter & J. J. Doyle



Summary
Genus:
Sphenostylis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
485461
Place of publication:
Syst. Bot. 19:403.  1994
Verified:
08/29/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Sphenostylis erecta (Baker f.) Hutch. ex Baker f. (0 active accession[s])
Sphenostylis erecta (Baker f.) Hutch. ex Baker f. subsp. erecta (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sphenostylis obtusifolia Harms

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Sphenostylis marginata E. Mey. subsp. obtusifolia (Harms) Verdc.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):70.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):70.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):70.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):70.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):70.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 2001. Flora zambesiaca. 3(5):70.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=485461. Accessed 5 November 2026.