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Macrotyloma

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Macrotyloma

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Macrotyloma is a genus of plants in the legume family which include several species of edible beans. Some species are also used as fodder for livestock.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad
Observations recorded6,667

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Macrotyloma
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Macrotyloma
taxon common name
硬皮豆属
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Macrotyloma is a genus of plants in the legume family which include several species of edible beans. Some species are also used as fodder for livestock.

Species include: Macrotyloma africanum (Brenan ex R. Wilczek) Verdc. Macrotyloma axillare (E. Mey.) Verdc. - perennial horse gram Macrotyloma biflorum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hepper Macrotyloma daltonii Macrotyloma densiflorum Macrotyloma ellipticum Macrotyloma geocarpum - Kersting's groundnut, ground bean Macrotyloma maranguense Macrotyloma oliganthum Macrotyloma rupestre Macrotyloma stenophyllum (Harms) Verdc. Macrotyloma stipulosum Macrotyloma tenuiflorum Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. - horse gram, kulthi M. uniflorum var. benadirianum (Chiov.) Verdc.

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