Summary
Place of publication:
E. H. F. Meyer & J. F. Drège, Comm. pl. Afr. austr. 126. 1836
Verified:
10/21/1986
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Breteler, F. J. 1960. Revision of Abrus Adanson (Pap.) with special reference to Africa. Blumea 10:612.
- Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
- Keuchenius, A. A. M. N. 1924. Botanische kernmerken en cultuurwaarde als groenbernester van een 60-tal nieuwe soorten van Leguminosen. Meded. Proefstat. Thee 90:1-44.
- Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
- Verdcourt, B. 1970. Studies in the Leguminosae-Papilionoideae for the 'Flora of Tropical East Africa': II. Kew Bull. 24:246.
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | Kweneng | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Gauteng | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Limpopo | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Mpumalanga | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | North West | |
Native
Africa
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana [Kweneng], Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West]
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=738.
Accessed 2 May 2026.