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Taxon:  Cyamopsis senegalensis Guill. & Perr.



Summary
Genus:
Cyamopsis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Indigofereae
Nomen number:
12699
Place of publication:
A. Guillemin et al., Fl. Seneg. tent. 1:171, t. 45. 1832
Comment:
authorship of this family in Guillemin et al. is indicated on p. 271
Verified:
02/19/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Boudet, G. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
  2. Gillett, J. B. 1958. Indigofera (Microcharis) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. add. ser., 1:7.
  3. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
  4. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  5. Lebrun, J.-P. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional. 1972
  6. Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist. 1991
  7. Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
  8. Merxmüller, H., ed. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika. 1966-1972
  9. Thulin, M. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
  10. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Sudan, Chad
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Gambia, Mali, Niger, Senegal
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12699. Accessed 9 December 2025.

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