Psophocarpus is a genus of in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes nine species of climbing herbs or subshrubs native to tropical Africa. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest and forest margins, moist wooded grassland and grassland, thicket, swamp, and secondary vegetation.[ It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.
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Species
There are currently 10 living species of Psophocarpus:
- Subgenus Psophocarpus
Sect. Psocarpus
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P. grandiflorus R.Wilczek – umuharakuku
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P. obovalis Tisser.
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P. palustris Desv.
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P. scandens (Endl.)Verdc. – anonantaka
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P. tetragonolobus (L.) DC. – asparagus bean, princess bean, four-angled bean, winged bean
Sect. Unifoliate
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P. lecomtei Tisser.
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P. monophyllus Harms
- Subgenus Vignopsis
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P. indicus Wild. – goa bean, winged bean
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P. lancifolius Harms
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P. lukafuensis (De Wild.)R.Wilczek
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