| Macrotyloma | |
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| horse gram beans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Subtribe: | Phaseolinae |
| Genus: | Macrotyloma (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. 1970 |
| Species | |
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~24, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macrotyloma is a genus of plants in the legume family which include several species of edible beans. Some species are also used as fodder for livestock.[1]
Species include:
- Macrotyloma africanum (Brenan ex R. Wilczek) Verdc.
- Macrotyloma axillare (E. Mey.) Verdc. - perennial horse gram
- Macrotyloma daltonii
- Macrotyloma densiflorum
- Macrotyloma ellipticum
- Macrotyloma geocarpum - Kersting's groundnut, ground bean
- Macrotyloma maranguense
- Macrotyloma oliganthum
- Macrotyloma rupestre
- Macrotyloma stenophyllum (Harms) Verdc.
- Macrotyloma stipulosum
- Macrotyloma tenuiflorum
- Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. - horse gram, kulthi
- M. uniflorum var. benadirianum (Chiov.) Verdc.
References[edit]
- ^ Blumenthal, M.J. and Staples, I.B. "Origin, evaluation and use of Macrotyloma as a forage - a review" Tropical Grasslands 1993, vol. 27, pages 16-29.
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