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Taxon:
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
(L.) Taub.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cyamopsis
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Indigofereae
Nomen number:
12701
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3):259. 1894
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32135237
Verified:
02/19/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Psoralea tetragonoloba
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cyamopsis psoraloides
(Lam.) DC.
Dolichos psoraloides
Lam.
Invalid Designation(s)
Cyamopsis psoralioides
auct., orth. var.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Note:
cult.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:109-113.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
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=Cyamopsis+tetragonoloba&quantity=1
Gillett, J. B.
1958.
Indigofera
(
Microcharis
) in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. add. ser., 1:7.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Note:
lists as "
tetragonolobus
"
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Matthew, K. M.
1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Thulin, M.
1983. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223.
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Note:
lists as "
Cyanopsis
"
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
Calcutta-lucerne –
Reference(s)
cluster-bean –
Reference(s)
guar –
Reference(s)
guar-bean –
Reference(s)
Siam-bean –
Reference(s)
French
cyamopse à quatre ailes –
Reference(s)
German
Büschelbohne –
Reference(s)
Swedish
guarböna –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
gua er dou –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
widely cult.
6
Other
possible origin India
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Other
(possible origin India)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Note:
lists as "
tetragonolobus
"
Environmental
shade/shelter
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Environmental
soil improver
as
C. psoralioides
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Note:
lists as "
Cyanopsis
"
Food additives
emulsifier
but hazardous
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Food additives
stabilizer
but hazardous
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materials
gum/resin
source of guar gum used in the mining industry as a flocculant and filter acid
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Note:
lists as "
Cyanopsis
"
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References