Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.

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Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cyamopsis

Characteristics

Herbs, 0.6-1.3 m tall. Stems erect, branched, almost gla­brous, base woody; branches conspicuously 4-angled. Stip­ules linear, 5-8(-10) mm. Leaves 3-foliolate; petiole 0.8-4 cm; leaflet blades ovate to subrhombic, 3-7 × 1.5-4 cm, abaxially with appressed grayish medifixed trichomes, adaxially sparsely appressed hairy or almost glabrous, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, margin dentate to crenate, apex obtuse to acute. Ra­cemes 4-10 cm, 6-30-flowered; peduncle 3-5 mm. Calyx 3-4.5 mm, outside hairy; teeth triangular, 2-2.5 mm, but most abaxial one longer than calyx tube. Corolla pink, 4-5.5 mm; standard broadly ovate, claw short, apex obtuse; keel pocketed at side, spur absent. Stamens 2.5-4.5 mm. Ovary glabrous. Leg­ume nearly linear, 4-7 cm × 3-8 mm, erect, longitudinally ridged, with septa between seeds. Seeds 6-12 per legume, black to grayish, surface tuberculate. 2n = 14, 16.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.3 - 1.65
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Not known in a wild state.
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Not known in a wild state.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses animal food breeding cover crop environmental use fodder food food additive forage gene source green manure gum habitats manure material medicinal oil paper technical
Edible leaves pods seeds
Therapeutic use Hepatomegaly (seed), Antifungal agents (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (fruit), Gastric acid (fruit), Hypoglycemic agents (fruit), Laxatives (fruit), Night blindness (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Vomiting (fruit), Asthma (leaf), Appetite stimulants (plant exudate), Diabetes mellitus (plant exudate), Hypoglycemia (plant exudate), Hypolipidemic agents (plant exudate), Laxatives (plant exudate), Peptic ulcer (plant exudate), Antiviral agents (seed), Blood glucose regulation (seed), Brain edema (seed), Cosmetics (seed), Edema (seed), Fractures, bone (seed), Hypercholesterolemia (seed), Hypoglycemic agents (seed), Night blindness (seed), Plague (seed), Smallpox (seed), Splenomegaly (seed), Sprains and strains (seed), Boil(Veterinary) (unspecified), Head (unspecified), Hepatomegaly (unspecified), Poultice(Veterinary) (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Night-Blindness (unspecified), Plague (unspecified), Smallpox (unspecified), Anorexia (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Galactogogues (unspecified), Lactation disorders (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Vomiting (unspecified)
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°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) 25 - 35
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba leaf picture by krp bhadrajun (cc-by-sa)
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba leaf picture by krp bhadrajun (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba fruit picture by krp bhadrajun (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nauru, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, Viet Nam, Yemen, South Africa, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:489242-1
WFO ID wfo-0000189996
COL ID 32N69
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Dolichos fabaeformis l'her. Lupinus trifoliatus Lopinus trifoliolatus Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Psoralea tetragonoloba Dolichos psoraloides Cyanopsis tetragonoloba Trigonella goalia Lupinus guadiloupensis Trigonella tetrapetala Cyamopsis psoraloides Dolichos fabiformis l'hér. Dolichos psoraloides Cyamopsis psoralioides Cordaea fabiformis