Macropsychanthus comosus (G.Mey.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak

All images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View selected images

Photo: Bart Wursten
Village Yaombole, downstream from Yaekela, Congo River

Synonyms:	Canavalia reflexa (Hook.f.) C.Wright Dioclea comosa (G.Mey.) Kuntze Dioclea reflexa Hook.f. Dolichos comosus G.Mey. Mucuna comosa (G.Mey.) DC.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status:	Introduced and naturalised
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leaone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, DR Congo, Tanzania, Angola and Madagascar. Also in tropical Central and South America. Probably introduced in Tanzania.
FTEA divisions:
Growth form(s):	Climber, liane.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 87. as Dioclea reflexa

Flora of Angola: Macropsychanthus comosus
Flora of the DRC: Macropsychanthus comosus

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Macropsychanthus comosus
African Plant Database: Macropsychanthus comosus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Macropsychanthus comosus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Macropsychanthus comosus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Macropsychanthus comosus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Macropsychanthus comosus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Macropsychanthus comosus
JSTOR Plant Science: Macropsychanthus comosus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Macropsychanthus comosus
Plants of the World Online: Macropsychanthus comosus
Tropicos: Macropsychanthus comosus
Wikipedia: Macropsychanthus comosus