3793.000 Aeschynomene L.

Verdcourt, B. (2000) Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6)

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs, subshrubs or shrubs. Stipules present, stipels 0. Leaves alternate or ± paripinnate, 2-many-foliolate. Leaflets subopposite to alternate, asymmetric at base. Inflorescences axillary, less often terminal or leaf-opposed. Bracts entire or 2-3-fid; bracteoles mostly deciduous. Calyx 2-lipped. Corolla usually yellow, orange-yellow or orange, often lined or flushed with purple. Pod linear or elliptic with 1-many articles, usually straight or curved.

Worldwide: 150 species in tropical and warm zones

Botswana: 4 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
cristata Vatke var. cristata NDescription, Image
fluitans PeterNDescription, Image
indica L.N,SEDescription, Image
nilotica Taub.N

Other sources of information about Aeschynomene:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: Aeschynomene
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Aeschynomene
Flora of Malawi: Aeschynomene
Flora of Mozambique: Aeschynomene
Flora of Zambia: Aeschynomene
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aeschynomene
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Aeschynomene

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aeschynomene
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aeschynomene
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aeschynomene
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Aeschynomene
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Aeschynomene
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aeschynomene
JSTOR Plant Science: Aeschynomene
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aeschynomene
Plants of the World Online: Aeschynomene
Tropicos: Aeschynomene
Wikipedia: Aeschynomene

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Aeschynomene.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=738, retrieved 29 March 2024

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