''Eriosema'' is a genus of

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in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics.

Description

Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly

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or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced to a single leaflet. Inflorescences are 1–2-flowered or pedunculate

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in the leaf

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, yellow to orange, calyx is campanulate, consists of five similar lobes. Pods are short and flattened with two seeds.

Selected species

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Eriosema campestre ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...

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— Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil * ''

Eriosema chinense ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...

'' Vogel — South-East Asia, East Himalaya, India, New Guinea, Australia * ''

Eriosema defoliatum ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...

'' Benth. — Brazil * ''

Eriosema glabrum ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...

'' Mart. ex Benth. — Argentina, Brazil * ''

Eriosema glaziovii ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...

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— Brazil * ''

Eriosema harmsianum ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...

'' Dinter — Namibia * ''

Eriosema kraussianum ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...

'' Meisn. — South Africa * ''

Eriosema longifolium ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly Herbaceous plant, herbs or shrublets. Leaves are Pinnately lobed, pin ...

'' Benth. — Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay * ''

Eriosema salignum ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly Herbaceous plant, herbs or shrublets. Leaves are Pinnately lobed, pin ...

'' E.Mey. — South Africa * ''

Eriosema stenophyllum ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...

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File:Eriosema 2017 10 25 2204.jpg, ''Eriosema kraussianum'' in

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File:Eriosema salignum 1DS-II 1893.jpg, ''Eriosema salignum'' in fruit in South Africa.

Uses

Root tubers of ''Eriosema'' species have been traditional food for Aborigines of the

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.NTFlora Northern Territory Flora online:
''Flora of the Darwin Region: Fabaceae.''
Retrieved 10 June 2018

References

Phaseoleae Fabaceae genera Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Phaseoleae-stub