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Apios carnea

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Apios carnea
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A. carnea
Binomial name
Apios carnea
Synonyms[1]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.