Rhynchosia ledermannii Harms (1913:445)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Onana et al., 2011:203; Cheek, 2015; Murphy et al., 2023:19)
Last record: 1908 (Cheek, 2015; Murphy et al., 2023:19)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Babju, Bamenda Highlands, Northwest Region, Cameroon
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Harms, H. (1913). Engl. Bot. J. 49:419-54. Leguminosae africanae VI. Rhync. lederm.
Other references:
Baker, E. G. (1929). The Leguminosae of Tropical Africa. Ghent: Erasmus Press.
Cheek, M. (2015). Rhynchosia ledermannii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T202768A2752129. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T202768A2752129.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2015.
Lock, J. M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Murphy, Bruce, Onana, Jean Michel, Burgt, Xander M. van der, Ngansop Tchatchouang, Eric, Williams, Jenny, Tchiengué, Barthélemy and Cheek, Martin. (2023). Important Plant Areas of Cameroon. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 302 pp. [automatic download]
Onana, Jean Michel, Cheek, Martin and Pollard, Benedict John. (2011). Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon: IUCN Global Assessments. Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK: Kew Publishing. 578 pp.
POWO. (2025). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 26 July 2025]