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:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
  2. Gillett, J. B. 1958. Indigofera (Microcharis) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. add. ser., 1:7.
  3. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  4. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  5. Lebrun, J.-P. et al. 1972. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional
  6. Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
  7. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  8. Merxmüller, H., ed. 1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
  9. Thulin, M. 1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
  10. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Sudan, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Gambia, Mali, Niger, Senegal
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia

Reference(s)
  1. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  2. Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. 1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
  3. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12699. Accessed 17 April 2026.