Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schum.)Leonard

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Alysicarpus Desv.
Tribe: Desmodieae
References: [210][2825][2831]

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Other names:

• Alysicarpus vaginalis sensu Huang & H.Ohashi [Synonym] [1929][2830]
  
• Hedysarum ovalifolium Schum. [Synonym] [2831]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Forage [2872] [236]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [216]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Gabon [8]
  • Gambia The [212]
  • Ghana [210]
  • Guinea Bissau [212]
  • Kenya [210]
  • Malawi [237]
  • Mali [8]
  • Mozambique [237]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [212]
  • Senegal [212]
  • Sudan [8]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Togo [23]
  • Zaire [236]
  • Zambia [237]
  • Zimbabwe [237]

• Asia [210] [1914] [1938] [1939] [2827] [2840]
  • Afghanistan [1939]
  • China [1914] [1938]
  • India [1914]
  • Jawa [1938]
  • Pakistan [1938]
  • Ryukyu Is [2840]
  • Taiwan [2827]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]

• Indian Ocean
  • Madagascar [210]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Oman [1939]

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Notes:

• Very close to A.vaginalis (q.v.) (FTEA ref.210).
  
• Recently recognsd in Japan, but may be naturalised from tropicl Asia or Africa [2907]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:55:17