Macrotyloma

Macrotyloma
horse gram beans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Phaseolinae
Genus: Macrotyloma
(Wight & Arn.) Verdc.
Species

~24, see text

Macrotyloma is a genus of plants in the legume family which include several species of edible beans. Some species are also used as fodder for livestock.[1]

Species include:

References

  1. Blumenthal, M.J. and Staples, I.B. "Origin, evaluation and use of Macrotyloma as a forage - a review" Tropical Grasslands 1993, vol. 27, pages 16-29.


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