Eriosema

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Eriosema
Eriosema campestre, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Millettioids
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Cajaninae
Genus: Eriosema
(DC.) Desv.
Type species
G.Don
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Eriosema
    G.Don
  • Euriosma
    Desv.
  • Pyrrhotrichia
    Arn.
  • Rhynchosia sect. Eriosema DC.

Eriosema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150.[1] The genus is widespread in tropics.

Description

Species of Eriosema are mostly

Pods are short and flattened with two seeds.[2][3]

Selected species

Uses

Root tubers of Eriosema species have been traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 2014/08/27)
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  3. ^ "Flora of China, Vol. 10". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ NTFlora Northern Territory Flora online: Flora of the Darwin Region: Fabaceae. Retrieved 10 June 2018