Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Alysicarpus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Humid sands; grassland; also as a weed; roadsides; bushlands; at elevations up to around 1,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fodder forage medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 17 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Alysicarpus monilifer unspecified picture

Distribution

Alysicarpus monilifer world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Maldives, Myanmar, Mauritius, Niger, Pakistan, Réunion, Sudan, and Somalia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473535-1
WFO ID wfo-0000176832
COL ID CCBL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 705806
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Synonyms

Alysicarpus monilifer Hedysarum moniliferum Alysicarpus narimanii Alysicarpus mahbubnagarensis Fabricia monilifera Alysicarpus monilifer var. mahbubnagarensis Alysicarpus monilifer var. cuddapahensis