Alysicarpus
Appearance
Alysicarpus | |
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Alysicarpus bupleurifolius | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Desmodieae |
Subtribe: | Desmodiinae |
Genus: | Alysicarpus Desv. (1813), nom. cons.[1] |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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
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As of August 2023[update], 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
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- ^ a b c d "Alysicarpus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Chavan, S., et al. (2012). Alysicarpus sanjappae (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from the Western Ghats of India. Kew Bulletin 68 1–4.
- ^ Alysicarpus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).