Alysicarpus Glumaceus

Alysicarpus glumaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Alysicarpus
Species:	A. glumaceus
Binomial name
	Alysicarpus glumaceus; (Vahl) DC.
Synonyms
	Hedysarum violaceum Fabricia porrecta ; Alysicarpus hochstetteri A.Rich. ; Welw. ex Baker (Welw. ex Baker) Kuntze ; Hallia glumacea Alysicarpus violaceus ; Wall. ex Wight & Arn. Forssk. ; Alysicarpus porrectus (Forssk.) Schindl. ; Vahl Hedysarum glumaceum ;

Short description: Species of plant

Alysicarpus glumaceus is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae.

Description

Alysicarpus glumaceus grows as a herb 15–150 centimetres (10–60 in) tall. The leaves are puberulous and measure up to 12.5 cm (5 in) long. Inflorescences have a stalk up to 3 cm (1 in) long. The flowers have pinkish-orange, red or pale purple petals.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Alysicarpus glumaceus is native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent and Queensland. In Africa, its habitat is in grasslands.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Alysicarpus glumaceus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473518-1. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
↑ Verdcourt, B. (2000). Leguminosae – Flora Zambesiaca. 3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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[POWO-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Alysicarpus glumaceus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473518-1. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[FZ-2] Verdcourt, B. (2000). Leguminosae – Flora Zambesiaca. 3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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