Dioclea violacea Mart. ex Benth. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Dioclea violacea Mart. ex Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Dioclea

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Diocleinae

Nomen number:

315147

Place of publication:

Comm. legum. gen. 69. 1837 (Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2:133. 1839)

Comment:

non Dioclea violacea auct. nonn. (= D. reflexa Hook. f.)

Verified:

08/03/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Dioclea paraguariensis Hassl.

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Reference(s)

César, E. A. et al. Preliminary list of the Leguminosae in northeastern Brazil. 2006
Funk, V. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 2007
Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca. 1989
Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Chaco
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones], Paraguay

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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=315147. Accessed 1 May 2026.