Macrotyloma africanum (Brenan ex R. Wilczek) Verdc. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Macrotyloma africanum (Brenan ex R. Wilczek) Verdc.

Summary

Genus:

Macrotyloma

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Phaseolinae

Nomen number:

311410

Place of publication:

Kew Bull. 24:402. 1970

Verified:

10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13 (13 active, 2 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Dolichos africanus Brenan ex R. Wilczek

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Reference(s)

Boudet, G. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
Norris, D. O. et al. 1970. Incorporação de matéria orgânica e aplicação de péletes de calcário para testar estirpes de Rhizobium em experimentos de campo sob condições tropicais. Pesq. Agropecu. Brasil. 5:129-146.
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-
Verdcourt, B. 1982. A revision of Macrotyloma (Leguminosae). Hooker's Icon. Pl. 38(4):81.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Zaire

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mali, Nigeria
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire

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=311410. Accessed 20 July 2025.