Biology:Apios carnea
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Short description: Species of plant
| Apios carnea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Apios |
| Species: | A. carnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Apios carnea (Wall.) Bentham ex Baker
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Apios bodinieri H.Lév. | |
Apios carnea is a vine in the Fabaceae[1] family found in Asia in a narrow band from the Himalayas of Nepal across Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Laos, and Vietnam.[2] Petioles are 5–8 cm long; compound leave typically have 5 leaflets.[2] The flowers are found in long peduncled flexuous secund racemes 15–23 cm long.[2] The reddish, flesh-colored flowers are showy and have potential as an ornamental.[2] Pods are 10–13 cm long and contain 12 to 16 seeds.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Apios carnea (Wall.) Benth. ex Baker". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:474879-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Seabrook, Janet E.A. (1973). A Biosystematic Study of the Genus Apios Fabricius (Leguminosae) with Special Reference to Apios americana Medikus (M.Sc. thesis). The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
Wikidata ☰ Q15246109 entry
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