''Bituminaria morisiana'' is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus ''

Bituminaria ''Bituminaria'' is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia Macaronesia (; ) is a collection of four volcanic archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic ...

''. Leaf,

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with 3 linear, lanceolate,

tomentose Trichomes (; ) are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a plant ...

leaflets. White flowers in

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flowerheads. Fruit a tomentose legume. Flowers May–July. It is

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where it is restricted to high mountain areas, such as Monte Albo and Monte Corrasi. The

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hromene skeleton) which can be formed by coupling of th ...

s bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of ''B. morisiana'', erybraedin C from the leaves and morisianine is isolated from the seeds.A pterocarpan from the seeds of Bituminaria morisiana. Marco Leonti, Laura Casu, Jurg Gertsch, Leonardo Bonsignore, Costantino Floris, Mariano Casu and Filippo Cottiglia, J Nat Med (2010) 64:354–357,

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''Bituminaria morisiana'' on www.ubio.org
Psoraleeae Plants described in 1976 Endemic flora of Sardinia {{Faboideae-stub

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