Fabaceae

African yam bean

Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Sphenostylis

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Sphenostylis stenocarpaFabaceae

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Common names

By language (4)

dag: Gundosollo
English: African yam bean
Esperanto: Afrika tuberfabo
German: Afrikanische Yambohne, Rübenbohne

Synonyms

Dolichos stenocarpus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Sphenostylis congensis A.Chev.
Sphenostylis ornata A.Chev.
Sphenostylis stenocarpa var. latifoliolata (De Wild.) De Wild.
Vigna ornata Welw. ex Baker
Vigna ornata var. latifoliolata De Wild.
Vigna stenocarpa Taub.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.