Apios carnea

Apios carnea is a vine in the Fabaceae[1] family found in Asia in a narrow band from the Himalayas of Nepal across Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Laos, and Vietnam.[2] Petioles are 5–8 cm long; compound leave typically have 5 leaflets.[2] The flowers are found in long peduncled flexuous secund racemes 15–23 cm long.[2] The reddish, flesh-colored flowers are showy and have potential as an ornamental.[2] Pods are 10–13 cm long and contain 12 to 16 seeds.[2]

Apios carnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Apios
Species:
A. carnea
Binomial name
Apios carnea
Synonyms[1]

Apios bodinieri H.Lév.
Cyrtotropis carnea Wall.
Pueraria stracheyi Baker

References

  1. "Apios carnea (Wall.) Benth. ex Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. Seabrook, Janet E.A. (1973). A Biosystematic Study of the Genus Apios Fabricius (Leguminosae) with Special Reference to Apios americana Medikus (M.Sc. thesis). The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
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