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Taxon:  Aeschynomene americana L.



Summary
Genus:
Aeschynomene
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
1602
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:713. 1753
Verified:
03/01/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
25 (25  active, 25  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Aeschynomene americana L. var. americana (0 active accession[s])
Aeschynomene americana L. var. flabellata Rudd (0 active accession[s])
Aeschynomene americana L. var. glandulosa (Poir.) Rudd (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  3. Bishop, H. G. et al. 1995. Aeschynomene americana L. (American jointvetch) cv. Lee. Austral. J. Exp. Agric. 35:122-123.
  4. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  5. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  6. Burkart, A. E. 1952. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2.
  7. Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 8:36-42.
  8. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
  9. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Aeschynomene+americana&quantity=1
  11. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
  12. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 URL: http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
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  18. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  19. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  20. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
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  25. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  26. Rudd, V. E. 1955. The American species of Aeschynomene. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 32:24.
  27. Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
  28. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
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Common names
English
American joint-vetch –
joint-vetch –
German
amerikanische Schampflanze –
Spanish
pega pega –
pulmón –
Transcribed Chinese
min gan he meng –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila de Zaragoza 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabamas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridan.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgias.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands AntillesCuracao 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTobago 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)Tortola 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia e.
2CultivatedPacificSouthwestern PacificVanuatu  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Florida (n.), Georgia (s.), Louisiana (s.)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles [Curacao], Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago [Tobago], United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British) [Tortola]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (e.)
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Vanuatu
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Bishop, H. G. et al. 1995. Aeschynomene americana L. (American jointvetch) cv. Lee. Austral. J. Exp. Agric. 35:122-123.
Environmentalsoil improver 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:37. URL: http://proseanet.org
Weedpotential seed contaminant Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.


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