Aeschynomene is a
genus of
flowering plants in the family
Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal
monophyleticDalbergiaclade of the
Dalbergieae.[2][3] They are known commonly as jointvetches. They range across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, south, southeast, and east Asia, and Australia.[1] These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are
aquatic.[2]
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abcLavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): Delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33.
doi:
10.2307/2657116.
JSTOR2657116.
PMID11250829.
^"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Aeschynomene". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 5 February 2014.