Biology:Alysicarpus

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Short description: Genus of legumes

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. (1813), nom. cons.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Heer & Regel (1842) Scop. (1777)
  • Hallia Fabricia
  • J.St.-Hil. (1812), nom. illeg. Hegetschweilera

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 August 2023), Plants of the World Online accepts the following 37 species:[1]

  • Alysicarpus aurantiacus Pedley
  • Alysicarpus bhuibavadensis Dalavi, Bramhad., Pokle & S.R.Yadav
  • Alysicarpus brownii Schindl.
  • Alysicarpus bupleurifolius (L.) DC. – sweet alys
  • Alysicarpus ferrugineus Hochst. & Steud. ex A.Rich.
  • Alysicarpus gamblei Schindl.
  • Alysicarpus gautalensis Gholami & A.K.Pandey
  • Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC.
  • Alysicarpus hamosus Edgew.
  • Alysicarpus hendersonii Schindl.
  • Alysicarpus heterophyllus (Baker) Jafri & Ali
  • Alysicarpus heyneanus Wight & Arn.
  • Alysicarpus longifolius (Rottler ex Spreng.) Wight & Arn.
  • Alysicarpus luteovexillatus Naik & Pokle
  • Alysicarpus major Pedley
  • Alysicarpus misquittae S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
  • Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.
  • Alysicarpus muelleri Schindl.
  • Alysicarpus naikianus Pokle
  • Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach.) J.Léonard – alyce clover
  • Alysicarpus pokleanus Gholami & A.K.Pandey
  • Alysicarpus prainii Schindl.
  • Alysicarpus pubescens Y.W.Law
  • Alysicarpus quartinianus A.Rich.
  • Alysicarpus roxburghianus Thoth. & Pramanik
  • Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC. – red moneywort
  • Alysicarpus salim-alii S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
  • Alysicarpus sanjappae S.Chavan, Sardesai & Pokle
  • Alysicarpus saplianus Pokle
  • Alysicarpus scariosus (Rottler ex Spreng.) Graham
  • Alysicarpus schomburgkii Schindl.
  • Alysicarpus sedgwickii S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
  • Alysicarpus suffruticosus Pedley
  • Alysicarpus tetragonolobus Edgew.
  • Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. – white moneywort, buffalo clover, one-leaf clover
  • Alysicarpus yunnanensis Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
  • Alysicarpus zeyheri Harv.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3233536 entry