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Genus of legumes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Austrodolichos | |
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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] | |
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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]
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