Austrodolichos

Austrodolichos
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Dolichos errabundus M.B.Scott (1915)
  • Vigna canescens C.T.White (1935 publ. 1936)

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]

Description

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]

Uses

Root tubers of Austrodolichos species have been traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory.[4]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Austrodolichos.
  1. ^ "IPNI: Austrodolichos". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ Verdcourt, B. 1970. Kew Bull. 24(3): 399. 1970
  3. ^ a b Austrodolichos errabundus (M.B.Scott) Verdc. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e NTFlora Northern Territory Flora online: Flora of the Darwin Region: Fabaceae. Retrieved 10 June 2018


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