Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Aeschynomene villosa var. villosa Poir..

Aeschynomene villosa var. villosa Poir.

HIGHER TAXON: Aeschynomeneae

GENUS: Aeschynomene L.

Aeschynomene villosa var. villosa Poir. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Asia: East Timor (I) [1551]; Indonesia (I) [1551]; Jawa (N) [1551]
Australasia: Australia (I) [261]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
Caribbean: Caribbean-TRP (U) [1547]
Central America: Costa Rica (U) [1547]; El Salvador (U) [1547]; Guatemala (U) [1547]; Honduras (U) [1547]; Mexico (U) [1547]; Nicaragua (U) [1547]; Panama (U) [1547]
North America: United States (U) [1547]
South America: Colombia (U) [1547]; Ecuador (U) [1547]; Venezuela (U) [1547]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [261, 1551]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing [261] ; Further editing: 2002-07 Roskov YR ; Habit: Herb [261] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] ; Source(s): 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005)

USES:
	Weed [1551]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

261.		Verdcourt, B., 1979
		A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG

1547.		Rudd, V.E., 1955
		Contr.U.S.Natl.Herb.32(1):1-172American Spp.Aeschynomene

1551.		Rudd, V.E., 1959
		Reinwardtia 5(1):23-36 Genus Aeschynomene in Malaysia