Taxon: Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. tomentosa

Summary

Genus:

Rhynchosia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Cajaninae

Nomen number:

437548

Verified:

06/23/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. (0 active accession[s])
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn. var. mollissima (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Glycine tomentosa L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dolicholus erectus (Walter) Vail
Rhynchosia erecta (Walter) DC.
Trifolium erectum Walter

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:135-138.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	n.	Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky	s.e.	Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee	e.	Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Delaware, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky (s.e.), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (e.), Virginia]

Reference(s)

Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:133.

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=437548. Accessed 15 April 2026.