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The genus Rhynchosia is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Rhynchosia

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Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Rhynchosia acuminatifolia Makino	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia acuminatissima Miq.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia acutissima Thwaites	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia adenodes Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia affinis De Wild.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia albae-pauli Berhaut	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia albae-paulii J. Berhaut	Accepted		TRO
Rhynchosia albissima Gand.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia alluaudii Sacleux	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia amabilis Grear	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia ambacensis (Hiern) K.Schum.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia americana (Mill.) Metz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia androyensis Du Puy & Labat	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia angulosa Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia angustifolia DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia arenicola Hassl.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia argentea Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia arida C.H.Stirt.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia aurea (Willd.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia avensis Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia axilliflora Hauman	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia bakeri Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia balansae Micheli	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia barbertonensis C.H.Stirt.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia baukea Du Puy & Labat	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia baumii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia beddomei Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia biballensis Torre	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia bracteata Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia braunii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia brunnea Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia buchananii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia buettneri Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia bullata Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia burkartii Fortunato	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia burkei Burtt Davy & Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia caaguazuensis Hassl.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia calcicola Craib	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia calobotrya Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia calosperma Warb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia calvescens Meikle	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia calycina E.Mey.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia calycosa Hemsl.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia cana (Willd.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia candida (Hiern) Torre	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia capensis (Burm.f.) Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia capitata (Roth) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia caribaea (Jacq.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia castroi Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia chapelieri "Baill., p.p.A"	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia chevalieri Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia chinensis Y.T.Wei & S.K.Lee	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia chrysantha Zahlbr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia chrysoscias Harv. & Sond.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia ciliata (Thunb.) Druce	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia cinerea Nash	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia clausseni Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia cliffordii Hutch. & E.A.Bruce	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia clivorum S.Moore	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia confusa Burtt Davy	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia congensis Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia connata Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia cooperi (Baker f.) Burtt Davy	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia corylifolia Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia courtallensis Maesen	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia crassifolia Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia crispa Verdc.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia cytisoides (Bertol.) Wilbur	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia dekindtii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia delicatula O. Téllez & M. Sousa	Accepted		TRO
Rhynchosia densiflora (Roth) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia dielsii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia dieterlenae Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia difformis (Elliott) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia discolor M.Martens & Galeotti	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia distans Craib	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia divaricata Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia diversifolia Micheli	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia edulis Griseb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia elegans A.Rich.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia elisae O. Téllez	Accepted		TRO
Rhynchosia emarginata Germish.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia erecta Thunb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia erlangeri Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia erythraeae Schweinf.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia erythrinoides Schltdl. & Cham.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia exellii Torre	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia falconeri Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia ferruginea A.Rich.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia ferulifolia Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia filipes Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia fischeri P.Satyanar. & Thoth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia flava (Forssk.) Thulin	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia fleckii Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia foliosa Markotter	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia galpinii Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia gandensis Torre	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia gansole Chiov.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia genistoides Burtt Davy	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia glabra (Spreng.) DC.	Accepted		TRO
Rhynchosia goetzei Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia gossweileri Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia grandiflora Steud.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia hainesiana P.Satyanar. & Thoth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia harae H.Ohashi & Tateishi	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia harmsiana Zahlbr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia harveyi Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia hauthalii Kuntze	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia heterophylla Hauman	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia heynei Wight & Arn.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia himalensis Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia hirsuta Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia holosericea Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia holstii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia holtzii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia huillensis (Hiern) K.Schum.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia insignis (O.Hoffm.) R.E.Fr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia jacobii Chandrab. & B.V.Shetty	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia jacottetii Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia kilimandscharica Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia komatiensis Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia kunmingensis Y.T.Wei & S.K.Lee	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia laetissima Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia lateritia Burkart	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia latifolia Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia leandrii Du Puy & Labat	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia ledermannii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia leucophylla (Benth.) Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia leucoscias Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia lineata Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia longeracemosa M.Martens & Galeotti	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia longiflora Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia longipetiolata Hosseus	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia longissima Hauman	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia lukafuensis Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia lutea Dunn	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia luteola (Hiern) K.Schum.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia macrantha Hauman	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia macrocarpa Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia madagascariensis R.Vig.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia malacophylla (Spreng.) Bojer	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia malacotricha Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia mannii Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia mantaroensis J.F.Macbr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia marcanii Craib	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia meeboldii P.Satyanar. & Thoth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia megalocalyx Thulin	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia melanocarpa Grear	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia mensensis Schweinf.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia michauxii Vail	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia micrantha Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia microscias Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia mollis Burtt Davy	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia monophylla Schltr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia monticola Grear	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia naineckensis Fortunato	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia namaensis Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nelsonii (Rose) Grear	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nepalensis H.Ohashi & Tateishi	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nervosa Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nipensis Urb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nitens Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nitida Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nummularia (L.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nyasica Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia nyikensis Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia oblatifoliolata Verdc.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia oblongifoliolata Hauman	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia orthobotrya Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia ovata J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia ovatifoliolata Torre	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pallida Micheli	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia parviflora E.Mey.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia parvifolia DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pauciflora Bolus	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia peglerae Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pentheri Zahlbr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia phaseoloides (Sw.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia picta (E.Mey.) Burtt Davy	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pinnata Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia platyphylla Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia potosina Brandegee	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia precatoria (Willd.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia preussii (Harms) Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pringlei Rose	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia procurrens (Hiern) K.Schum.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia prostrata Brandegee	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pseudo-cajan Cambess.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pseudoteramnoides Hauman	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pseudoviscosa Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pubescens DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pulchra (Vatke) Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pulverulenta Stocks	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pycnostachya (DC.) Meikle	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia pyramidalis (Lam.) Urb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia quadrata Harv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia quercetorum Standl.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia ramosa Verdc.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia reniformis (Pursh) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia reptabunda N.E.Br.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia resinosa (A.Rich.) Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia reticulata (Sw.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia rhomboidea Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia rojasii Hassl.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia rostrata Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia rothii Aitch.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia rotundifolia Walp.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia rudolfii Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia rufescens (Willd.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia salicifolia Hauman	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia schimperi Boiss.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia schlechteri Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia schomburgkii Benth.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia scutulaefolia Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia secunda Eckl. & Zeyh.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia senna Hook.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia sordida (E.Mey.) Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia speciosa Verdc.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia spectabilis Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia splendens Schweinf.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia stenodon Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia stenophylla Urb. & Ekman	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia stipata Meikle	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia suaveolens (L.f.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia sublobata (Schum.) Meikle	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia swartzii (Vail) Urb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia tamaulipensis Grear	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia tarphantha Standl.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia teixeirae Torre	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia teramnoides Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia thorncroftii (Baker f.) Burtt Davy	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia totta (Thunb.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia tricuspidata Baker f.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia usambarensis Taub.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia velutina Wight & Arn.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia vendae C.H.Stirt.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia verdcourtii Thulin	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia versicolor Baker	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia villosa (Meissner) Druce	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia villosula Burtt Davy	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia viscidula Steud.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia viscosa (Roth) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia volubilis Lour.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia wellmaniana Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia woodii Schinz	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia yucatanensis Grear	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia yunnanensis Franch.	Accepted		ILDIS
Rhynchosia zernyi Harms	Accepted		ILDIS

Statistics

The Plant List includes 521 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Rhynchosia. Of these 251 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 85 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Rhynchosia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 521 species names for the genus Rhynchosia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	251	48.2%
◕	Synonym	179	34.4%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	91	17.5%

All names

The status of the 606 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Rhynchosia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	277	45.7%
◕	Synonym	237	39.1%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	92	15.2%

Of these names,

• 3 are recorded as a spelling variant

A further 12 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 521 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Rhynchosia, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	230	147	0	0	377	72.4%
	Medium confidence	4	24	0	0	28	5.4%
	Low confidence	17	8	0	91	116	22.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Rhynchosia, are as follows: