Eriosema
Eriosema | |
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Eriosema campestre, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
Subtribe: | Cajaninae |
Genus: | Eriosema (DC.) Desv. 1826 |
Type species | |
Eriosema rufum | |
Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms | |
Eriosema is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. Accepted species number over 150.[1] They include:
- Eriosema campestre—Brazil
- Eriosema chinese
- Eriosema defoliatum—Brazil
- Eriosema glabrum—Brazil
- Eriosema glaziovii—Brazil
- Eriosema harmsiana—Namibia
- Eriosema longifolium—Brazil
- Eriosema stenophyllum—Brazil
Uses
Root tubers of Eriosema species have been traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory.[2]
References
- ↑ The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 2014/08/27)
- ↑ NTFlora Northern Territory Flora online: Flora of the Darwin Region: Fabaceae. Retrieved 10 June 2018
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