Mundulea sericea subsp. sericea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Millettieae
Genus: Mundulea
Species: Mundulea sericea
Subspecies: M. s. subsp. sericea

Name

Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A.Chev. subsp. sericea autonym

Synonyms

Mundulea suberosa (DC.) Benth.
Robinia sennoides Roxb.
Robinia suberosa Roxb.
Tephrosia icthyneca Bertol.
Tephrosia petersiana Klotzsch
Tephrosia suberosa DC.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - India, Sri Lanka
- Introduced into:
  - Guinea, Jawa, Mali, New Guinea

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Chevalier, A.J.B.. 1925. Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 180:1521, in obs.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mundulea sericea subsp. sericea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 07. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kurkbos, Blou-ertjieboom, Olifantshout, Visboontjie, Visgif, Mangaanbos
English: Cork bush, Silver bush, Rhodesian silver-leaf
Otsiherero: Omukeka
Kwanyama: Omumbaganyana
SiSwati: umSindandlovana
Sesotho: Mosetla-thlou (N)
Setswana: Ntsandzandlopfu, Maibana, Mohato, Mosikatse, Mosita-thlou, Moswaatlou
Tshivenda: Mukunda-ndou
isiZulu: umaMentabeni, umHlalantethe, umSindandlovu