Taxon:  Pearsonia cajanifolia (Harv.) Polhill subsp. cryptantha (Baker) Polhill



Summary
Genus:
Pearsonia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Crotalarieae
Nomen number:
437288
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 29:394.  1974
Verified:
08/31/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Pearsonia cajanifolia (Harv.) Polhill (0 active accession[s])
Pearsonia cajanifolia (Harv.) Polhill subsp. cajanifolia (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Eriosema cryptanthum Baker

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Phaenohoffmannia cajanifolia (Harv.) Kuntze subsp. cryptantha (Baker) J. B. Gillett

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  3. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Transvaal]

Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  2. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
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=437288. Accessed 11 October 2026.