Alysicarpus glumaceus explained

Alysicarpus glumaceus is a plant in the legume family Fabaceae.

Description

Alysicarpus glumaceus is the most used name but it has synonyms such as Alysicarpus hochstetteri, Alysicarpus violaceus (also known as Hedysarum violaceum), Fabricia porrecta, Hallia glumacea, Hedysarum glumaceum^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The most common names for Alysicarpus glumaceus is Zimbabwe, alyce clover and/or buffalo clover. It is found in the Plantae kingdom, in the clades Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids. The Order is Fabales and is in the family Fabaceae. The subfamily is Faboideae, in the genus Alysicarpus and its species name is A.glumaceus.

Alysicarpus glumaceus is a herbaceous plant, with pinkish-orange, red or pale purple floral petals. It is found to occasionally be mixed in with vegetables and cajanus crops. The flowers can be found from October to January.^[6] This is an annual herb which can be found to have a woody base standing around 0.15-1.5 m tall, and the stems are narrow and covered with short soft hair.^[7] The leaves are oval and elongated, they can reach to a length between .65 cm to 12.5 cm. The flower clusters develop at the tip of the stems, meaning they flower from terminal inflorescence. The outermost layer of floral parts can grow to 4-6 mm in length and about 1mm in width.^[8] The leaves primarily can be found overlapping at the base of the plant.

Alysicarpus glumaceus is native to Africa, Asia-Temperate and Asia-Tropical.^[9] Within these places, the environment at which it is found in grasslands, woodlands, or wooded grasslands. It is usually found on black cotton soils in swampy grasslands or as a weed in maize fields. Alysicarpus glumaceus can also be found in Australia and Queensland but as an introduced species.^[10]

Distribution and habitat

Alysicarpus glumaceus is native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent and Queensland. In Africa, its habitat is in grasslands.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alysicarpus hochstetteri A.Rich. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-12-04 . Plants of the World Online . en.
2. Nacoulma . Blandine . Schmidt . Marco . Hahn . Karen . Thiombiano . Adjima . 2020-07-03 . A checklist of vascular plants of the W National Park in Burkina Faso, including the adjacent hunting zones of Tapoa-Djerma and Kondio . Biodiversity Data Journal . en . 8 . e54205 . 10.3897/BDJ.8.e54205 . 1314-2828.
3. Web site: Fabricia porrecta (Welw. ex Baker) Kuntze Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-12-04 . Plants of the World Online . en.
4. Web site: Hallia glumacea (Vahl) Wall. ex Wight & Arn. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-12-04 . Plants of the World Online . en.
5. Ferhat . Khan . Mohammed . Magaji . Ibrahim . Aguye . Isa . Hussaini . Asmau . Hamza . Amina . Olorukooba . Muneer . Sani . Idris . Maje . 2021 . Phytochemical profiling of the bioactive principles of Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC. aerial parts . İstanbul Journal of Pharmacy . 51 . 2 . 228–238 . 10.26650/IstanbulJPharm.2020.0071.
6. A Study of the Weed Flora of Some Cultivated Fields of Bharuch District .
7. Web site: Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Alysicarpus glumaceus subsp. glumaceus . 2024-12-04 . www.zimbabweflora.co.zw.
8. Web site: Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-12-04 . Plants of the World Online . en.
9. Web site: 'WFO: Alysicarpus glumaceus subsp. glumaceus" . 4 December 2024.
10. Oyebanji . Oyetola O. . Onditi . Kenneth O. . Azevedo . Josué A. R. . Rahaingoson . Fabien R. . Nneji . Lotanna M. . Adeleye . Matthew A. . Stull . Gregory W. . Zhang . Rong . Yi . Ting-Shuang . 2023-09-14 . Biogeographic patterns and environmental drivers of species richness in the globally distributed Millettioid/Phaseoloid clade (Fabaceae, subfamily Papilionoideae) . Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution . English . 11 . 10.3389/fevo.2023.1231553 . 2296-701X.