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Aeschynomene patula Poir.

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HIGHER TAXON: Aeschynomeneae

GENUS: Aeschynomene L.

Aeschynomene patula Poir. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Indian Ocean
Comoro Is (U) [3402]; Grande Comore I [3402]; Madagascar (N) [1915, 3402]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [3402] ; Illustration [3402]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [3402] ; Habit: Herb [3402] ; Lifespan: Annual [3402], Perennial [3402] ; Source(s): 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS2005)

  
NOTES:
  Endemic to Madagascar, except for one collection on Grande Comore. [1915]
  Specimen labelled 'Isle de France', but this must be a mistake. [1915]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

3402.

  Du Puy, D.J. et al., 2002
    The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
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