Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

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: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Phaseolinae
Genus: Psophocarpus
Species: Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Name

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC., 1825

Synonyms

• Botor tetragonoloba (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 162 (1891)
• Dolichos ovatus Graham, Wall. Cat. n. 5540 (1832)
• Dolichos tetragonolobus L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 2: 1162 (1759)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Tanzania Introduced into: Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Cambodia, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Egypt, Florida, Ghana, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.  [See page 403.]

Additional references

• Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. [1]
• Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. 2016. Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010–2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175–190. ResearchGate
• Baksh-Comeau, Y.S, Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D. (†), Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. 2016. An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250(1): 1–431. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.250.1.1 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. Published online. Accessed: May 23 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. Accessed: 23 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

suomi: Goanpapu
Tagalog: sigarilyas

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