Macrotyloma
{{Short description|Genus of legumes}}
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{{Automatic_taxobox
|name = Macrotyloma
|image = Horse Gram BNC.jpg
|image_caption = horse gram beans
|taxon = Macrotyloma
|authority = (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. 1970
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = ~24, see text
|synonyms = * Kerstingiella Harms 1908
}}
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.Blumenthal, M.J. and Staples, I.B. [http://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/public/journals/4/Historic/Tropical%20Grasslands%20Journal%20archive/PDFs/Vol_27_1993/Vol_27_01_93_pp16_29.pdf "Origin, evaluation and use of Macrotyloma as a forage - a review"] Tropical Grasslands 1993, vol. 27, pages 16-29.
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
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External links
- [http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=782 Flora of Zimbabwe]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081015045425/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7149 GRIN Species List]
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