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Taxon:  Aeschynomene evenia C. Wright



Summary
Genus:
Aeschynomene
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
315803
Place of publication:
F. A. Sauvalle, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 5:334. 1869 (Fl. cub. 28)
Comment:
see Taxonomic Literature (TL-2) 5:79. 1985 for author
Verified:
11/01/1990 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
12 (12  active, 7  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Aeschynomene evenia C. Wright var. evenia (0 active accession[s])
Aeschynomene evenia C. Wright var. serrulata Rudd (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
  2. Eaglesham, A. R. J. & A. A. Szalay. 1983. Aerial stem nodules on Aeschynomene spp. Pl. Sci. Lett. 29(2-3):265-272.
  3. Eaglesham, A. R. J. & A. A. Szalay. 1983. Aerial stem nodules on Aeschynomene spp. Pl. Sci. Lett. 29(2-3):265-272.
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  6. Kretschmer, A. E., Jr. 1998. pers. comm.
  7. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  8. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. 1982
  9. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  10. Rudd, V. E. 1955. The American species of Aeschynomene. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 32:60.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanamaPanama 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico
  • MESOAMERICA: Panama [Panama]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodpotential as forage Kretschmer, A. E., Jr. 1998. pers. comm.
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=315803. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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