Biology:Alysicarpus glumaceus

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Short description: Species of plant

Alysicarpus glumaceus
Scientific classification edit
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.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • 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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q15473794 entry