Afgekia sericea  Craib

Silky Afgeki

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Plants > Angiosperms > Fabaceae > ​​​Afgekia sericea

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: ​​Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Afgekia
Species: sericea

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• Common names: Silky Afgeki
• Thai names: กันภัย kan phai (Saraburi), ถั่วแปบช้าง thua paep chang (Nakhon Ratchasima)
• Chinese names: 
• Distribution: Endemic to Thailand.
• Image locations: Chaiyaphum.
• Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
• Additional notes: This plant can be seen in Tropical gardens in many parts of the world. But here in the Thai Province of Chaiyaphum there are two extant sites where it grows in the wild. Lenny Worthington. The name of this plant is an acronym in honor of Arthur Francis George Kerr, a 20th century British plant collector (his initials spell out AFGEK).

Image locations

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Images of Afgekia sericea from Thailand.

Afgekia sericea Chaiyaphum July

Afgekia sericea Chaiyaphum July

Afgekia sericea Chaiyaphum July

Afgekia sericea Chaiyaphum October

Afgekia sericea Chaiyaphum October

Afgekia sericea Chaiyaphum December

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References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF