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Taxon:  Dioclea reflexa Hook. f.



Summary
Genus:
Dioclea
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Diocleinae
Nomen number:
14167
Place of publication:
J. D. Hooker & G. Bentham in W. J. Hooker, Niger Fl. 306. 1849
Comment:
  • correct name = D. hexandra (Ralph) Mabb. if merged with D. javanica Benth., but R. H. Maxwell, in F Ceylon, keeps separate
  • authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
06/22/1998 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 violacea auct. nonn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
  2. Berhaut, J. Flore illustrée du Senegal. 1971-
  3. Beyra Matos, A. et al. 2004. Sinopsis preliminar de los géneros Herpyza C. Wright y Dioclea K. Kunth (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) en Cuba. Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 108:319-321.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  5. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  6. Delorit, R. J. & C. R. Gunn. Seeds of continental United States legumes (Fabaceae). 1986
  7. DeSouza, D. I. A. 1966. Nodulation of indigenous Trinidad legumes. Trop. Agric. (Trinidad) 43:265-267.
  8. Diabate, M. et al. 2005. Occurrence of nodulation in unexplored leguminous trees native to the West African tropical rainforest and inoculation response of native species useful in reforestation. New Phytol. 166:231-239.
  9. 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
  10. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  11. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. 1982
  12. Liogier, H. A. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. 1984-
  13. Mabberley, D. J. 1980. Generic names published in Salisbury's reviews of Robert Brown's works. Taxon 29:605.
  14. Maxwell, R. H. 1969. The genus Dioclea (Fabaceae) in the New World. Unpublished dissertation (Southern Illinois University) 271.
  15. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. Flora of Suriname. 1932-
  16. Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
  17. Verdcourt, B. A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979
  18. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
English
sea-purse –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial Guinea  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaSao Tome and Principe  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Zaire
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Grenada, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • MESOAMERICA: Guatemala, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru [Loreto]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
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=14167. Accessed 1 May 2026.

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