Kotschya

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Dalbergieae
Genus: Kotschya
Species: K. aeschynomenoides – K. africana – K. bullockii – K. capitulifera – K. carsonii – K. coalescens – K. eurycalyx – K. goetzei – K. imbricata – K. longiloba – K. lutea – K. micrantha – K. ochreata – K. oubanguiensis – K. parvifolia – K. perrieri – K. platyphylla – K. princeana – K. prittwitzii – K. recurvifolia – K. scaberrima – K. schweinfurthii – K. speciosa – K. stolonifera – K. strigosa – K. strobilantha – K. suberifera – K. thymodora – K. uguenensis – K. uniflora
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Kotschya in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 10. Reference page.

Name

Kotschya Endl.
Synonyms

Sarcobotrya R.Vig.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Endlicher, S.L. & Fenzl, E. 1839. Novarum Stirpium Decades I–X. Vindobonae: Typis Sollingerianis. BHL Reference page. : 4

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Kotschya in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Kotschya. Published online. Accessed: Nov 10 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Kotschya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov10 {{{3}}}.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

Kotschya is a genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.[1][2] It contains the following species:[3][4]

Kotschya aeschynomenoides (Baker) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya africana Endl.
Kotschya bullockii Verdc.
Kotschya capitulifera (Baker) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya carsonii (Baker) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya coalescens Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya eurycalyx (Harms) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya goetzei (Harms) Verdc.
Kotschya imbricata Verdc.
Kotschya longiloba Verdc.
Kotschya lutea (Porteres) Hepper
Kotschya micrantha (Harms) Hepper
Kotschya ochreata (Taub.) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya oubanguiensis (Tisser.) Verdc.
Kotschya parvifolia (Burtt Davy) Verdc.
Kotschya perrieri (R.Vig.) Verdc.
Kotschya platyphylla (Brenan) Verdc.
Kotschya princeana (Harms) Verdc.
Kotschya prittwitzii (Harms) Verdc.
Kotschya recurvifolia (Taub.) F.White
Kotschya scaberrima (Taub.) Wild
Kotschya schweinfurthii (Taub.) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya speciosa (Hutch.) Hepper
Kotschya stolonifera (Brenan) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya strigosa (Benth.) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya strobilantha (Baker) Dewit & P.A.Duvign.
Kotschya suberifera Verdc.
Kotschya thymodora (Baker f.) Wild
Kotschya uguenensis (Taub.) F.White
Kotschya uniflora (A.Chev.) Hepper

References

Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Kotschya". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Kotschya". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2014.