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

Caprivi: 5 taxa.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
cristata Vatke var. cristata		Description, Image
fluitans Peter		Description, Image
indica L.		Description, Image
nilotica Taub.
schimperi Hochst. ex A. Rich.

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Flora of Botswana: Aeschynomene
Flora of Burundi: Aeschynomene
Flora of the DRC: Aeschynomene
Flora of Malawi: Aeschynomene
Flora of Mozambique: Aeschynomene
Flora of Rwanda: 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