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Taxon:
Lemuropisum edule
H. Perrier
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Lemuropisum
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Caesalpinieae
Nomen number:
405267
Place of publication:
Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85:494. 1938
Verified:
05/16/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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=Lemuropisum+edule&quantity=1
Kite, G. C. et al.
1995. Accumulation of trans-3-hydroxy-L-proline by seeds and leaves of the edible Madagascan legume
Lemuropisum edule
H. Perrier. Kew Bull. 50:585-590.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
s.w.
Native
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
(s.w.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
potential as vegetable
for arid areas if toxicity barriers overcome
Kite, G. C. et al.
1995. Accumulation of trans-3-hydroxy-L-proline by seeds and leaves of the edible Madagascan legume
Lemuropisum edule
H. Perrier. Kew Bull. 50:585-590.
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References