Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Alysicarpus scariosus (Spreng.)Thwaites.

Alysicarpus scariosus (Spreng.)Thwaites

HIGHER TAXON: Desmodieae

GENUS: Alysicarpus Desv.

Alysicarpus scariosus (Spreng.)Thwaites [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Asia: India (N) [3009, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3091, 3366, 3375, 3387, 3587, 3800, 3803]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3366]; Assam [3366]; Bihar [3587]; Delhi [3366]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3366]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3803]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3800]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3803]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3366]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3366]; Uttar Pradesh [3387]; West Bengal [3091]; Yanan [3366]; Myanmar (N) [1914, 3520]; Pakistan (N) [1938]; Sri Lanka (N) [3798]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [1938, 3009, 3386, 3798] ; Illustration [3009, 3023, 3108, 3115, 3384, 3386]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Habit: Herb ; Lifespan: Annual ; Source(s): 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

USES:
	Forage [3626]; Miscellaneous [3626]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1914.		Sanjappa, M., 1992
		Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1938.		Ali, S.I., 1977
		Papilion. In:Flora of West Pakistan, No 100.

3009.		Pullaiah, T. & Chennaiah, E., 1997
		Flora of Andhra Pradesh (Ranunculaceae - Alangiaceae)

3017.		Shah, G.L., 1978
		Flora of Gujarat State Vol.1

3020.		Singh, N.P., 1988
		Flora of Eastern Karnataka Vol.1

3023.		Panigrahi, G. & Murti, S.K., 1989
		Flora of Bilaspur District M.P. Vol.1

3027.		Nair, N.C. & Henry, A.N., 1983
		Flora of Tamil Nadu, India Vol.1

3028.		Shetty, B.V. & Singh, V., 1987
		Flora of Rajasthan Vol.1. Flora of India Series 2

3091.		Prain, D., 1903
		Bengal Plants Vol 1

3108.		Deshpande, S. et al., 1993
		Flora of Mahabaleshwar and adjoinings, Maharashtra Vol 1

3115.		Karthikeyan, S. & Kumar, A., 1993
		Flora of Yavatmal District, Maharashtra

3366.		Sanjappa, M., 2000
		Checklist of the Leguminosae in South Asia. Typescript

3375.		Singh, A.N., 1993
		In: Verma,D.M. & al. (Eds.) Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Vol.1.

3384.		Pullaiah, T. & Yesoda, N., 1989
		Flora of Anantapur District (Andhra Pradesh, India)

3386.		Pullaiah, T. & Ramamurthy, K.S., 2001
		Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol.2

3387.		Sharma, A.K. & Dhakre, J.S., 1995
		Flora of Agra District. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

3520.		Prain, D., 1897
		J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal 66:347-518. Noviciae Indicae XV.

3587.		Haines, H.H., 1922
		The Botany of Bihar & Orissa, Part 3. London.

3626.		Publ. & Inform. Directorate, 1985
		The welth of India:Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials..Vol.1

3798.		Pedley, L. & Rudd, V.E., 1996
		Desmodieae. In:Dassanyake,MD & Clayton,WD(eds.). A revised h

3800.		Naik, V.N., 2001
		Pers.comm.

3803.		Pramanik, A. & Thothathri, K., 1982
		Bull.Bot.Surv.India 24:112-113.Taxon.not. genus Alysicarpus.