Alysicarpus ovalifolius

Alysicarpus ovalifolius

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: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Alysicarpus
Species: Alysicarpus ovalifolius

Name

Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach.) J.Leonard, 1954

Synonyms

• Alysicarpus harnieri Schweinf.
• Alysicarpus paradoxus Boivin ex Baill.
• Hedysarum ovalifolium Schumach.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde. Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaïre. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Madagascar Introduced into: Alabama, Northern Territory, Queensland, Taiwan, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Léonard, J.J.G., 1954, Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 24:88 (1954)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Alysicarpus ovalifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. Nov 16. Alysicarpus ovalifolius. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Nov 16.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Tropicos.org 2020. Alysicarpus ovalifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Nov 16 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Alysicarpus ovalifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Alyce Clover

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