Genus Alysicarpus Neck. ex Desv.


Summary
Genus number:
473
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Accession count:

111 (22  active, 15  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)


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References:
  1. Adema, F. 2003. Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae - Paplionoideae) 10. The genus Alysicarpus. Blumea 48:145-152.
  2. Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 444.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=473. Accessed 15 April 2026.