Alysicarpus vaginalis
Alyce Clover, Alyce Clover
Other regional names: Buffalo Bur +4 more
- Buffalo Bur
- Buffalo Clover
- Cistern Pea Nut
- Sistern Pea Nut
- White Moneywort
Also known as: Alysicarpus nummalarifolius +8 more
- Alysicarpus nummalarifolius
- Alysicarpus nummularifolius subsp. angustatus Ohwi
- Alysicarpus scaber Spreng.
- Alysicarpus vaginalis subsp. nummularifolius Miq.
- Alysicarpus vaginalis subsp. vaginalis
- Hallia vaginalis (L.) J.St.-Hil.
- Hedysarum cylindricum Lam.
- Hedysarum vaginale (L.) DC.
- Hedysarum vaginale L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Alysicarpus vaginalis (commonly known as Alyce Clover) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Philippines, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Panama, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is.
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