Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Indigofereae
Genus: Cyamopsis
Species: Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Name

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub., 1894

Synonyms

• Cordaea fabiformis Spreng.
• Cyamopsis psoraloides (Lam.) DC.
• Dolichos fabiformis L'Hér.
• Dolichos psoraloides Lam.
• Indigofera tetragonoloba Steud.
• Lupinus guadiloupensis Steud.
• Lupinus trifoliatus Cav.
• Psoralea tetragonoloba L.
• Trigonella goalia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
• Trigonella tetrapetala Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Pakistan, West Himalaya Introduced into: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chad, China South-Central, Ethiopia, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Taubert, P.H.W. in H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl 1894. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3): 259.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. Published online. Accessed: Feb 07 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Guarboon, Trosboon
Deutsch: Guarbohne
English: Calcutta-lucerne, Cluster-bean, Guar, Guar-bean, Siam-bean
français: Cyamopse à quatre ailes
日本語: グアー豆
svenska: Guarböna
தமிழ்: கொத்தவரை
తెలుగు: గోరుచిక్కుడు
中文: Gua er dou (transcribed Chinese)

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