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Taxon:  Aeschynomene falcata (Poir.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Aeschynomene
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
1607
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:322. 1825
Verified:
11/15/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
12 (12  active, 11  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum falcatum Poir.

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Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  2. Burkart, A. E., ed. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. 1969-
  3. Burkart, A. E. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2. 1952
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  6. Keuchenius, A. A. M. N. 1924. Botanische kernmerken en cultuurwaarde als groenbernester van een 60-tal nieuwe soorten van Leguminosen. Meded. Proefstat. Thee 90:1-44.
  7. Kretschmer, A. E. & R. C. Bullock. 1980. Aeschnomene spp.: distribution and potential use. Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. Florida 39:147.
  8. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  9. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  10. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  11. Rudd, V. E. 1955. The American species of Aeschynomene. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 32:88.
  12. Rudd, V. E. 1959. Supplementary studies in Aeschynomene, I: Series Viscidulae, including a new species and five new varieties. J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 49:51.
  13. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:39.
Common names
English
Australian joint-vetch –
Bargoo joint-vetch –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones], Paraguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:39.
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=1607. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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