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Taxon:  Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J. H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema



Summary
Genus:
Bobgunnia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Swartzieae
Nomen number:
443643
Place of publication:
Brittonia 49:7. 1997
Verified:
03/02/2004 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
Basionym
Swartzia madagascariensis Desv.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Tounatea madagascariensis (Desv.) Kuntze

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Corby, H. D. L. 1974. Systematic implications of nodulation among Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 9(2):301-329.
  3. Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. & J. H. Wiersema. 1997. Bobgunnia, a new African genus of tribe Swartzieae (Fabaceae, Faboideae). Brittonia 49:1-23.
Common names
English
snake-bean –
French
petit dim –
Swedish
ormböna –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Chad
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Fuelscharcoal Burkill, H. M. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
Materialswood Burkill, H. M. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
Vertebrate poisonsfish Burkill, H. M. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Burkill, H. M. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
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=443643. Accessed 29 April 2026.

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