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Taxon:  Cullen corylifolium (L.) Medik.



Summary
Genus:
Cullen
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Psoraleeae
Nomen number:
312050
Place of publication:
Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Öcon. Ges. 2:380. 1787
Verified:
01/16/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Psoralea corylifolia L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
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  4. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
  5. Grimes, J. W. 1997. A revision of Cullen (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). Austral. Syst. Bot. 10:637.
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  7. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Medicinal plants in China: a selection of 150 commonly used species. WHO Regional Publications, Western Pacific Series no. 2. 1989
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  9. Keys, J. D. Chinese herbs: their botany, chemistry, and pharmacodynamics. 1976
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  11. Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist. 1991
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  13. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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  17. Stirton, C. H. 1981. Studies in the Leguminosae-Papilionoideae of southern Africa. Bothalia 13:317.
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Common names
English
blackdot –
scurfy-pea –
Swedish
skorvärt –
Transcribed Chinese
bu gu zhi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Somalia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman
  • CHINA: China [Sichuan, Yunnan]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weed  Grimes, J. W. 1997. A revision of Cullen (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae). Austral. Syst. Bot. 10:637.
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=312050. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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