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Macroptilium lathyroides

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Identification
Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb. [family FABACEAE ]
Related name
  • Macroptilium lathyroides
Common name
  • phasemy bean., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

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Entry for Macroptilium lathyroides (Linn.) Urb. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Names
Macroptilium lathyroides (Linn.) Urb. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Common names
English phasemy bean.
Uses
(seed) Food: general Agri-horticulture: fodder Agri-horticulture: composting, manuring
Products
english: Phasemy beanenglish: Bean, Phasemy
Description
An erect herb to 1½ m high, native of tropical America, and now widely dispersed in tropical and subtropical countries. It is reported present in Ghana.It is fast-growing and suitable as a green manure when still young as it becomes woody with age. It is
References
References, as Phaseolus lathyroides Linn.:1. Burkill, IH, 1937: 1708. 2. Krishnamurthi, 1969: 4–5.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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