Aeschynomene rudis

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Aeschynomene

Herbs or shrubs . Leaves pinnate, leaflets numerous , entire, exstipellate. Flowers in simple or branched axillary racemes , sometimes terminal . Bracts usually stipuliform , bracteoles appressed to the calyx. Calyx with subequal lobes or 2-lipped. Petals subequal; vexillum shortly clawed, orbicular , wings obliquely obovate or oblong , Keel not beaked . Stamens in 2 bundles of 5 each, anthers uniform . Ovary stipitate , 2 or more ovulate , style incurved , not bearded . Stigma terminal. Fruit stipitate, joints 2 or more, smooth or muricate , indehiscent, 1-seeded parts separable or rarely dehiscent by one suture.

A genus with about 150 species, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, represented in Pakistan by only 2 species.[1]

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,028 meters (0 to 9,934 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Aeschynomene bonariensis Speg. • Aeschynomene natans Hassl.

Notes

Publishing author : Benth. Publication : Pl. Hartw. 116

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Rare, Habit: Herb, Lifespan: Perennial , Lifespan: Annual

Similar Species

Members of the genus Aeschynomene

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 25 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

A. afraspera (Sola Pith Plant) · A. americana (American Joint-Vetch) · A. aspera (Sola Pith Plant) · A. brevifolia (Andriambavikelijianjakalanitra) · A. cristata (Hamotsy Fotsy) · A. elaphroxylon (Ambatch) · A. evenia (Shrubby Jointvetch) · A. falcata (Australian Joint-Vetch) · A. falcata f. glabrior (Australian Joint-Vetch) · A. falcata var. falcata (Australian Joint-Vetch) · A. fluitans (Botswana Wonder) · A. gracilis (Puerto Rico Jointvetch) · A. histrix (Porcupine Jointvetch) · A. histrix var. incana (Porcupine Jointvetch) · A. indica (India Joint-Vetch) · A. paniculata (Puerto Rico Jointvetch) · A. paniculatus (Pannicle Jointvetch) · A. pratensis (Meadow Joint-Vetch) · A. rudis (Red Aeschynomene) · A. sensitiva (Sensitive Jointvetch) · A. sensitiva var. hispidula (Sensitive Jointvetch) · A. uniflora (Rangosty) · A. villosa (Hairy Joint-Vetch) · A. virginica (Curly Indigo Aeschynomene Virginica) · A. viscidula (Sticky Joint-Vetch)

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Further Reading

• Flora of Peru / by J. Francis Macbride. 13 1950 Chicago, [Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, [1950] url p. 966, p. 442.
• Phytologia memoirs. Plainfield, N.J.: H.N. Moldenke and A.L. Moldenke, 1980- url p. 145.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 16, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
• ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Dec 27, 2011.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 25, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 16, 2007:

• International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU, Herbarium WU

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2650409
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-11611
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13638400
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:472933-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 70056
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 25364
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 472933-1
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB040E0
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: AERU
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 19442

Footnotes

1. "Aeschynomene". in Flora of Pakistan Page 338. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Mean = 185.240 meters (607.743 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,040.830 based on 96 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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