Taxon:  Rhynchosia viscosa DC. subsp. violacea (Hiern) Verdc.



Summary
Genus:
Rhynchosia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Cajaninae
Nomen number:
311374
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 25:86.  1971
Verified:
10/10/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Rhynchosia viscosa DC. (0 active accession[s])
Rhynchosia viscosa DC. subsp. viscosa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dolichos violaceus Hiern

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Rhynchosia violacea (Hiern) K. Schum.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
  2. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo   
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola

Reference(s)
  1. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
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=311374. Accessed 12 May 2026.