Macrotyloma biflorum

Macrotyloma biflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Macrotyloma
Species:
M. biflorum
Binomial name
Macrotyloma biflorum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Dolichos biflorus L.
    • Dolichos biflorus var. occidentalis Harms
    • Dolichos chrysanthus A.Chev.
    • Dolichos chrysanthus var. occidentalis (Harms) R.Wilczek
    • Dolichos occidentalis (Harms) Harms
    • Dolichos woolawa Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
    • Glycine biflora Schumach. & Thonn.
    • Johnia congesta Dalzell & A.Gibson
    • Kerstingiella biflora (Schumach. & Thonn.) J.A.Lackey
    • Macrotyloma chrysanthum (A.Chev.) Verdc.
    • Macrotyloma chrysanthum var. occidentale (Harms) Verdc.

Macrotyloma biflorum (syn. Dolichos biflorus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to west Tropical Africa, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola, and Zambia.[1] A climbing perennial, it is typically found in the seasonally dry tropics.[1] It is fire-adapted.[2]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Macrotyloma biflorum var. appressepuberulum Verdc.
  • Macrotyloma biflorum var. biflorum

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Macrotyloma biflorum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hepper". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Walters, Gretchen M.; Nguema, Diosdado; Niangadouma, Raoul (2022). "Flora and fire in an old-growth Central African forest-savanna mosaic: A checklist of the Parc National des Plateaux Batéké (Gabon)". Plant Ecology and Evolution. 155 (2): 189–206. doi:10.5091/plecevo.85954.


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