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Sphenostylis
Sign in to saveSphenostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of prostrate, climbing or erect herbs or subshrubs. They are native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they grow in seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical open forest, woodland, bushland and thicket, wooded grassland, and grassland, mainly in the Zambezian and Sudanian regions. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Sphenostylis contains several species useful as food sources including Sphenostylis stenocarpa. Sphenostylis stenocarpa is characterized by its fruit (legume) and stipulated leaves.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Sphenostylis is een geslacht uit de vlinderbloemenfamilie (Fabaceae). De soorten uit het geslacht komen voor in Afrika.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 30
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- GH, A, MO, NHMUK, MNHN, LD
- Recorded in
- Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Ethiopia, Afrique Australe
Research
53 papers- Sphenostylis stenocarpa Seed Extract Attenuates Dyslipidemia in Testosterone Propionate-induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Rats.Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS · 2021
- A review of biotechnological approaches towards crop improvement in African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst. Ex A. Rich.).Heliyon · 2021
- Nutritional evaluation of Sphenostylis stenocarpa flour, its bread and effect of additives.Journal of food science and technology · 2022
- Serological and RT-PCR evaluation of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich) Harms) accessions to viral resistance under field condition.Scientific reports · 2024
- Selecting Yield and Nutritional Traits in Sphenostylis stenocarpa Landraces for Food Improvement.Recent patents on food, nutrition & agriculture · 2020
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Sphenostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of prostrate, climbing or erect herbs or subshrubs. They are native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they grow in seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical open forest, woodland, bushland and thicket, wooded grassland, and grassland, mainly in the Zambezian and Sudanian regions. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Sphenostylis contains several species useful as food sources including Sphenostylis stenocarpa. Sphenostylis stenocarpa is characterized by its fruit (legume) and stipulated leaves.
==Species== Seven species are accepted: Sphenostylis angustifolia Sphenostylis briartii Sphenostylis erecta Sphenostylis marginata Sphenostylis schweinfurthii Sphenostylis stenocarpa Sphenostylis zimbabweensis
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