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.