Tylosema fassoglense (Kotschy ex Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Tylosema fassoglense (Kotschy ex Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc.

Summary

Genus:

Tylosema

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Cercideae

Subtribe:

Bauhiniinae

Nomen number:

40798

Place of publication:

Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 29:38. 1955

Verified:

05/17/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Bauhinia fassoglensis Kotschy ex Schweinf.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Bauhinia kirkii Oliv.

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Reference(s)

Castro, S. et al. 2005. Systematic studies in Tylosema (Leguminosae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147:107-109.
Corby, H. D. L. 1974. Systematic implications of nodulation among Rhodesian legumes. Kirkia 9(2):301-329.
Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. Flora of southern Africa. 1963-
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
Merxmüller, H., ed. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika. 1966-1972
National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Thulin, M. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
Troupin, G. Flore du Rwanda. 1978-
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Wunderlin, R. P. & K. Larsen. 1981. Tribe 3. Cercideae Bronn. Advances in legume systematics. 1981- 1:116.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Swaziland
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Zaire

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Zaire

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	potential as vegetable		National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=40798. Accessed 19 July 2025.