Macrotyloma
horse gram beans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Phaseolinae
Genus: Macrotyloma
(Wight & Arn.) Verdc. 1970
Species

~24, see text

Synonyms
  • Kerstingiella Harms 1908

Macrotyloma is a genus of plants in the legume family which include several species of edible beans. Some species are also used as fodder for livestock.[1]

Species include:

  • Macrotyloma africanum (Brenan ex R. Wilczek) Verdc.
  • Macrotyloma axillare (E. Mey.) Verdc. - perennial horse gram
  • Macrotyloma daltonii
  • Macrotyloma densiflorum
  • Macrotyloma ellipticum
  • Macrotyloma geocarpum - Kersting's groundnut, ground bean
  • Macrotyloma maranguense
  • Macrotyloma oliganthum
  • Macrotyloma rupestre
  • Macrotyloma stenophyllum (Harms) Verdc.
  • Macrotyloma stipulosum
  • Macrotyloma tenuiflorum
  • Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. - horse gram, kulthi
    • M. uniflorum var. benadirianum (Chiov.) Verdc.

References

  1. ↑ Blumenthal, M.J. and Staples, I.B. "Origin, evaluation and use of Macrotyloma as a forage - a review" Tropical Grasslands 1993, vol. 27, pages 16-29.


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