Alysicarpus

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Alysicarpus
Alysicarpus bupleurifolius 06.JPG
Alysicarpus bupleurifolius
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Desmodieae
Genus: Alysicarpus
Desv.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Desmodiastrum (Prain) A.Pramanik & Thoth.
  • Fabricia Scop.
  • Hallia J.St.-Hil.
  • Hegetschweilera Heer & Regel

Alysicarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions[2] of Africa, Asia and Australia.[1] Species are known generally as moneyworts.[3] Unusually for legumes, the leaves are simple (not compound).

Species[]

Alysicarpus longifolius
Alysicarpus vaginalis

As of April 2020, Plants of the World Online recognised the following species:[1]

  • Pedley
  • Wight
  • X.F.Gao
  • Schindl.
  • Alysicarpus bupleurifolius (L.) DC. – sweet alys
  • Hochst. & Steud. ex A.Rich.
  • Schindl.
  • Gholami & A.K.Pandey
  • Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC.
  • Edgew.
  • Schindl.
  • (Baker) Jafri & Ali
  • Wight & Arn.
  • (Rottler ex Spreng.) Wight & Arn.
  • Naik & Pokle
  • Pedley
  • S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
  • Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.
  • Schindl.
  • Alysicarpus naikianus Pokle
  • (Schumach.) J.Léonard – alyce clover
  • Dalzell
  • Gholami & A.K.Pandey
  • Schindl.
  • Y.W.Law
  • A.Rich.
  • Benth.
  • Thoth. & Pramanik
  • (Willd.) DC. – red moneywort
  • Edgew.
  • S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
  • S.Chavan, Sardesai & Pokle
  • Pokle
  • (Rottler ex Spreng.) Graham
  • Alysicarpus schomburgkii Schindl.
  • S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
  • Pedley
  • Edgew.
  • Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. – white moneywort, buffalo clover, one-leaf clover
  • Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
  • Harv.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Alysicarpus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ Chavan, S., et al. (2012). Alysicarpus sanjappae (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from the Western Ghats of India. Kew Bulletin 68 1-4.
  3. ^ Alysicarpus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).


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