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Taxon:  Adesmia bicolor (Poir.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Adesmia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
1473
Place of publication:
Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4:95. 1824 Jan (Prodr. 2:319. 1825 Nov)
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (5  active, 4  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum bicolor Poir.

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Reference(s)
  1. Bianco, C. A. 2002. Growth forms, taxonomy, distribution, and uses of the Adesmia species (Leguminosae) in Central Argentina. Diss. Bot. 356:67-72.
  2. Burkart, A. E., ed. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. 1969-
  3. Burkart, A. 1967. Contribución al estudio del género Adesmia (Leguminosae) VI. Darwiniana 14:196.
  4. Burkart, A. 1967. Sinopsis del género sudamericano de Leguminosas Adesmia DC. Contribución al estudio del género Adesmia VII. Darwiniana 14:515.
  5. Cabrera, A. L., ed. Flora de la provincia de Buenos Aires. 1965-1970
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Rothschild, D. I. de. 1967. Anatomia del nódulo radical de origen bacteriano en Adesmia DC. (Leguminosae). Revista Mus. Argent. Ci. Nat. "Bernardino Rivadavia" Inst. Nac. Invest. Ci. Nat. Bot. 3(3):161-184.
  8. Ulibarri, E. A. 1989. pers. comm.
Common names
Spanish
alverjilla –
babosita –
patope –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRio Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Cordoba, Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Rio Negro, San Luis, Santa Fe, Tucuman, Federal District], Chile, Uruguay
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1473. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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