3793.000 Aeschynomene L.

Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Stipules present, stipels 0. Leaves alternate or ± paripinnate, 2-many-foliolate. Leaflets subopposite to alternate, asymmetric at base. Inflorescences axillary, less often terminal or leaf-opposed. Bracts entire or 2-3-fid; bracteoles mostly deciduous. Calyx 2-lipped. Corolla usually yellow, orange-yellow or orange, often lined or flushed with purple. Pod linear or elliptic with 1-many articles, usually straight or curved.

Worldwide: 150 species in tropical and warm zones

Caprivi: 15 cultivated taxa.

Aeschynomene indica

Links to cultivated taxa    View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesContent
abyssinica (A. Rich.) VatkeDescription, Image
afraspera J. Léonard
baumii Harms[Agg]
bullockii J.Léonard
elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Taub.Description, Image
glauca R.E. Fr.Description, Image
heurckeana Baker
indica L.Description, Image
leptophylla Harms var. leptophylla
leptophylla Harms[Agg]
mimosifolia VatkeDescription, Image
mossoensis J.Léonard[Agg]
multicaulis Harms
schimperi Hochst. ex A. Rich.
sensitiva Sw.

Other sources of information about Aeschynomene:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Aeschynomene
Flora of Caprivi: Aeschynomene
Flora of Malawi: Aeschynomene
Flora of Mozambique: Aeschynomene
Flora of Zambia: Aeschynomene
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aeschynomene
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aeschynomene

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aeschynomene
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aeschynomene
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aeschynomene
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aeschynomene
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Aeschynomene
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aeschynomene
JSTOR Plant Science: Aeschynomene
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aeschynomene
Plants of the World Online: Aeschynomene
Tropicos: Aeschynomene
Wikipedia: Aeschynomene

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated plants: genus page: Aeschynomene.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=738, retrieved 27 April 2024

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