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*Lablab purpureus (Linnaeus) Sweet. Hyacinth-bean, Bonavist. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Disturbed areas. Dist: 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.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K1, K3, K4, NY, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998); = Dolichos lablab L. – Bah, F; = n/a – C, Pa, Tat
Links to other floras: = Lablab purpureus - FNA11.1
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