Apios carnea

Apios carnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Apios
Species:	A. carnea
Binomial name
	Apios carnea; (Wall.) Bentham ex Baker
Synonyms
	Apios bodinieri H.Lév.; Cyrtotropis carnea Wall.; Pueraria stracheyi Baker

Apios carnea is a vine in the Fabaceae^[1] family found in Asia in a narrow band from the Himalayas of Nepal across Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Laos, and Vietnam.^[2] Petioles are 5–8 cm long; compound leave typically have 5 leaflets.^[2] The flowers are found in long peduncled flexuous secund racemes 15–23 cm long.^[2] The reddish, flesh-colored flowers are showy and have potential as an ornamental.^[2] Pods are 10–13 cm long and contain 12 to 16 seeds.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Apios carnea (Wall.) Benth. ex Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Seabrook, Janet E.A. (1973). A Biosystematic Study of the Genus Apios Fabricius (Leguminosae) with Special Reference to Apios americana Medikus (M.Sc. thesis). The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.

[KewPOWO-1] "Apios carnea (Wall.) Benth. ex Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

[Seabrook-2] Seabrook, Janet E.A. (1973). A Biosystematic Study of the Genus Apios Fabricius (Leguminosae) with Special Reference to Apios americana Medikus (M.Sc. thesis). The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.

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