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Lablab

not marked as a favorite taxon *Lablab purpureus (Linnaeus) Sweet. Common name: Hyacinth-bean, Bonavist. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Africa. Cultivated and rarely may escape or persist as a waif in disturbed areas; it is reported from se. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993) and other scattered localities in our region.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, Mo3, NS, NY, POWO, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998); Dolichos purpureus L. = Dolichos lablab L. — Bah, F; = n/a — C, Pa, Tat. Basionym: Dolichos purpureus L. 1763

Links to other floras: = Lablab purpureus - FNA11.1

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