PLANTS Profile for Sphenostylis stenocarpa (African yam bean)

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PLANTS Profile

Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms
African yam bean

Symbol:

SPST8

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

None

Not in PFA

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Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Africa, Tropical E. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Synonyms:
Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms

	DOST2	Dolichos stenocarpus Hochst. ex A. Rich.
	VIOR4	Vigna ornata Welw. ex Baker

Related Taxa:
Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 1 species in Sphenostylis

Classification:
Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Sphenostylis E. Meyer – sphenostylis
Species	Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms – African yam bean

More Accounts and Images:
Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Harms

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506266.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 03:56 AM CDT