Austrodolichos | |
---|---|
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
Subtribe: | Phaseolinae |
Genus: |
Austrodolichos Verdc. (1970) [1] [2] |
Species: | A. errabundus
|
Binomial name | |
Austrodolichos errabundus (M.B.Scott) Verdc. (1970)
| |
Synonyms [3] | |
|
Austrodolichos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes a single species, Austrodolichos errabundus, native to northern Australia. [3]
These plants are vines with tuberous roots. [4] The stems are covered in simple hairs. [4] Leaves are 3-foliolate with upper surfaces darker than the lower surface. [4] The inflorescences are axillary, with one or two stemmed pink to purple flowers. [4]
Root tubers of Austrodolichos species have been traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory. [4]
Austrodolichos | |
---|---|
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
Subtribe: | Phaseolinae |
Genus: |
Austrodolichos Verdc. (1970) [1] [2] |
Species: | A. errabundus
|
Binomial name | |
Austrodolichos errabundus (M.B.Scott) Verdc. (1970)
| |
Synonyms [3] | |
|
Austrodolichos is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes a single species, Austrodolichos errabundus, native to northern Australia. [3]
These plants are vines with tuberous roots. [4] The stems are covered in simple hairs. [4] Leaves are 3-foliolate with upper surfaces darker than the lower surface. [4] The inflorescences are axillary, with one or two stemmed pink to purple flowers. [4]
Root tubers of Austrodolichos species have been traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory. [4]