Rhynchosia minima

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Common Names

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Description

Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Faboideae

Mostly herbs, shrubs , or trees . Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple . Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous ), not showy. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Genus Rhynchosia

Climbing , prostrate or sometimes erect herbs or subshrubs . Leaf pinnately trifoliolate ; leaflets conspicuously gland-dotted below, stipules present, stipels small. Inflorescence axillary or terminal ; racemose or paniculate . Bracts present, bracteoles absent. Calyx lobes unequal, upper 2 jointed . Vexillum with small auricles , pubescent or glabrous . Stamens diadelphous , 9+1, vexillary stamen free, anthers uniform . Ovary 1-2-ovuled, style pubescent below, incurved , stigma terminal. Fruit oblong , compressed , 1-2-seeded.

A genus with about 150 species, distributed mainly in the warmer parts of the world, represented by 7 species in Pakistan."Rhynchosia". in Flora of Pakistan Page 226. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Dolicholus flavus Medik.
2. Dolicholus minimus (L.) Medik.
3. Dolicholus minimus (L.)Medik.
4. Dolichos minimus L.
5. Glycine lamarckii Kunth
6. Glycine littoralis DC.
7. Glycine reflexa Nutt.
8. Rhynchosia aureo-guttata Andersson
9. Rhynchosia exigua Andersson
10. Rhynchosia hockii De Wild.
11. Rhynchosia ischnoclada Harms
12. Rhynchosia mexicana Hook. & Arn.
13. Rhynchosia minima L.
14. Rhynchosia minima sensu Hosok.
15. Rhynchosia minima var. diminifolia Walraven
16. Rhynchosia minima var. lutea Eggers
17. Rhynchosia minima var. pauciflora Kuntze
18. Rhynchosia punctata DC.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Fortunato R.H., May-2001.

Place of publication : Prodr. 2:385. 1825

Name verified on 02-Mar-1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rhynchosia

There are approximately 442 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

R. acuminatifolia · R. acuminatissima · R. acuminatissma · R. acutissima · R. adenodes · R. aequinoctalis · R. affinis · R. afzelii · R. albae-pauli · R. albae-pauli · R. albissima · R. albo-nitens · R. albissima · R. alluaudi · R. alluaudii · R. amabilis · R. amatymbica · R. ambacensis · R. ambacensis ambacensis · R. ambacensis cameroonensis · R. ambacensis chellensis · R. americana (American Snoutbean) · R. androyensis · R. angulosa · R. angustifolia · R. arenicola · R. argentea · R. arida · R. atropurpurea · R. aurea · R. avensis · R. axilliflora · R. bakeri · R. balansae · R. balansae var. balansae · R. balansae var. psilantha · R. barbata · R. barbertonensis · R. baukea · R. baumii · R. beddomei · R. biballensis · R. bocandeana · R. borianii · R. bracteata · R. braunii · R. brunnea · R. buchananii · R. buettneri · R. bullata · R. bungarensis · R. burkartii · R. burkei · R. caaguazuensis · R. calcicola · R. calobotrya · R. calosperma · R. calvescens · R. calycina · R. calycosa · R. cana · R. candida · R. capensis · R. capitata · R. caribaea (Caribbean Snoutbean) · R. castroi · R. cephalotes · R. chapelieri · R. chapmanii · R. chevalieri · R. chimanimaniensis · R. chinensis · R. chrysantha · R. chrysoposta · R. chrysoscias · R. cienkowskii · R. ciliata · R. cinerea (Brownhair Snoutbean) · R. cinnamomea · R. clarkei · R. clausseni · R. claussenii · R. cliffordii · R. clivorum · R. clivorum gurueensis · R. clivorum pycnantha · R. clivorum var. pycnantha · R. codoorensis · R. confertiflora · R. confusa · R. congensis · R. congensis congensis · R. congensis orientalis · R. congensis pseudobuettneri · R. congestiflora · R. connata · R. cooperi · R. cordata · R. corylifolia · R. courtallensis

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 27, 2008:

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Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3876700
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-2120
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13630988
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:78731-3
• GRIN Nomen Number: 31750
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 504766
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: RHMID
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 35866

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