Alysicarpus

Alysicarpus
Alysicarpus bupleurifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Desmodieae
Subtribe: Desmodiinae
Genus: Alysicarpus
Desv. (1813), nom. cons.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Fabricia Scop. (1777)
  • Hallia J.St.-Hil. (1812), nom. illeg.
  • Hegetschweilera Heer & Regel (1842)

Alysicarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions[2] of Africa, Asia, and Australia.[1] Species are known generally as moneyworts.[3] Unusually for legumes, the leaves are simple (not compound).

  1. ^ a b c "Alysicarpus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ Chavan, S., et al. (2012). Alysicarpus sanjappae (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from the Western Ghats of India. Kew Bulletin 68 1–4.
  3. ^ Alysicarpus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).