Английская Википедия:Eriosema

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Eriosema is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150.[1] The genus is widespread in tropics.

Description

Species of Eriosema are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced to a single leaflet. Inflorescences are 1–2-flowered or pedunculate racemes in the leaf axils, yellow to orange, calyx is campanulate, consists of five similar lobes. Pods are short and flattened with two seeds.[2][3]

Selected species

Uses

Root tubers of Eriosema species have been traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory.[4]

References

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  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 2014/08/27)
  2. Шаблон:Cite book
  3. Шаблон:Cite web
  4. NTFlora Northern Territory Flora online: Flora of the Darwin Region: Fabaceae. Retrieved 10 June 2018