Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.)Taubert

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Cyamopsis DC.
Tribe: Indigofereae
References: [347]

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Common Names:

• Clusterbean [1902]
  
• Guar [1902]
  
• Guar Bean [327]
  
• Guar Gum [24]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994-10 Schrire BD
• Conservation Status:
  • Cultigen not known in the wild

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Uses:

• Chemical products [24]
  
• Environmental [24]
  
• Food and Drink [24]
  
• Forage [24]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [561] [2669]
  • Chad [64]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Mali [561]
  • Mozambique [2669]
  • Sierra Leone [212]
  • South Africa [327]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Zambia [2669]

• Asia [1861] [1914] [1938] [1957]
  • Afghanistan [1861]
  • India [1914]
  • India-ISO [347]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Sri Lanka [1957]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

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Notes:

• Unknown in a wild state [1938]
  
• Probably wild in NW India [1914]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:00:27