Teramnus labialis(L.f.) Spreng.

blue wiss

WFO wfo-0000184029 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 5 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 5 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Teramnus labialis, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. a Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2021-10-30 / obs. 166823611
Teramnus labialis, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. b Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 166752120
Teramnus labialis, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. c Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 124398694
Teramnus labialis, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. d Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 166823614
Teramnus labialis, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. e Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 166752117
Teramnus labialis, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. f Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 124398665
Teramnus labialis, photographed by Elliot Greiner
fig. g Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 181218527
Teramnus labialis, photographed by Ben Machado
fig. h Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 122653530

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Native range 77 botanical countries

Regions where Teramnus labialis is native: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hainan, Taiwan, Yemen, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Is., Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. AngolaBeninBurkinaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesCentral African RepublicChadDR CongoEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGhanaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMozambiqueNigeriaNorthern ProvincesRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweHainanTaiwanYemenAssamBangladeshBismarck ArchipelagoCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaLaosMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanSri LankaThailandVietnamWest HimalayaMexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestCubaDominican RepublicGuatemalaHaitiJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáPuerto RicoSouthwest CaribbeanTrinidad-Tobago Cape VerdeComorosMauritiusRéunionRodriguesLaccadive Is.BahamasCayman Is.Leeward Is.Windward Is.
Native distribution of Teramnus labialis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Cape Verde CVI
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Comoros COM
DR Congo ZAI
Eritrea ERI
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Gabon GAB
Ghana GHA
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritius MAU
Mozambique MOZ
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Réunion REU
Rodrigues ROD
Rwanda RWA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Bismarck Archipelago BIS
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Laccadive Is. LDV
Laos LAO
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Bahamas BAH SOUTHERN AMERICA
Cayman Is. CAY
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Guatemala GUA
Haiti HAI
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Puerto Rico PUE
Southwest Caribbean SWC
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Windward Is. WIN
Hainan CHH ASIA-TEMPERATE
Taiwan TAI
Yemen YEM
Mexico Gulf MXG NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 31 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Bujacia gampsonychia E.Mey.
  • Galactia sericea Bojer
  • Glycine abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Glycine anonychia Walp.
  • Glycine debilis Aiton
  • Glycine dolichoides Desv.
  • Glycine filiformis Wall.
  • Glycine gampsonychia (E.Mey.) Walp.
  • Glycine guineensis G.Don
  • Glycine labialis L.
  • Glycine labialis L.f.
  • Glycine meyeri Benth.
  • Glycine mollis Wight & Arn.
  • Glycine pallens Graham
  • Glycine parviflora Lam.
  • Glycine pendula Blume ex Miq.
  • Glycine pentandra Spreg.
  • Glycine senegalensis DC.
  • Glycine subonensis Hayata
  • Glycine tenerrima Graham
  • Glycine warreensis Dalzell
  • Hedysarum hamatum Reinw. ex Miq.
  • Kennedia arabica Hochst. ex Benth.
  • Kennedia arabica Benth.

and 7 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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