Alysicarpus monilifer (L.)DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Alysicarpus Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [29][1915]

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Other names:

• Hedysarum monilifer L. [Synonym] [1915]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Forage [78]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1764]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Niger [78]
  • Somalia [1764]
  • Sudan [29]

• Asia [1915]
  • India [1915]
  • Pakistan [1915]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [3052] [3057]
  • Mauritius [3052] [3057]
  • Reunion [1915]

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Notes:

• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:17