Alysicarpus

Alysicarpus
Alysicarpus bupleurifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Desmodieae
Subtribe:	Desmodiinae
Genus:	Alysicarpus Desv. (1813), nom. cons. [1]
Synonyms [1]
Fabricia Scop. (1777) Hallia J.St.-Hil. (1812), nom. illeg. Hegetschweilera Heer & Regel (1842)

Alysicarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions ^[2] of Africa, Asia, and Australia. ^[1] Species are known generally as moneyworts. ^[3] Unusually for legumes, the leaves are simple (not compound).

Species

Alysicarpus longifolius

Alysicarpus vaginalis

As of August 2023 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 37 species: ^[1]

• Alysicarpus aurantiacus Pedley
• Alysicarpus bhuibavadensis Dalavi, Bramhad., Pokle & S.R.Yadav
• Alysicarpus brownii Schindl.
• Alysicarpus bupleurifolius (L.) DC. – sweet alys
• Alysicarpus ferrugineus Hochst. & Steud. ex A.Rich.
• Alysicarpus gamblei Schindl.
• Alysicarpus gautalensis Gholami & A.K.Pandey
• Alysicarpus glumaceus (Vahl) DC.
• Alysicarpus hamosus Edgew.
• Alysicarpus hendersonii Schindl.
• Alysicarpus heterophyllus (Baker) Jafri & Ali
• Alysicarpus heyneanus Wight & Arn.
• Alysicarpus longifolius (Rottler ex Spreng.) Wight & Arn.
• Alysicarpus luteovexillatus Naik & Pokle
• Alysicarpus major Pedley
• Alysicarpus misquittae S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
• Alysicarpus monilifer (L.) DC.
• Alysicarpus muelleri Schindl.
• Alysicarpus naikianus Pokle
• Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach.) J.Léonard – alyce clover
• Alysicarpus pokleanus Gholami & A.K.Pandey
• Alysicarpus prainii Schindl.
• Alysicarpus pubescens Y.W.Law
• Alysicarpus quartinianus A.Rich.
• Alysicarpus roxburghianus Thoth. & Pramanik
• Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC. – red moneywort
• Alysicarpus salim-alii S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
• Alysicarpus sanjappae S.Chavan, Sardesai & Pokle
• Alysicarpus saplianus Pokle
• Alysicarpus scariosus (Rottler ex Spreng.) Graham
• Alysicarpus schomburgkii Schindl.
• Alysicarpus sedgwickii S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
• Alysicarpus suffruticosus Pedley
• Alysicarpus tetragonolobus Edgew.
• Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. – white moneywort, buffalo clover, one-leaf clover
• Alysicarpus yunnanensis Yen C.Yang & P.H.Huang
• Alysicarpus zeyheri Harv.

References

1. "Alysicarpus". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
2. Chavan, S., et al. (2012). Alysicarpus sanjappae (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from the Western Ghats of India. Kew Bulletin 68 1–4.
3. Alysicarpus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).