Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Indigofereae
Genus: Cyamopsis
Species: Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Name

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub., 1894

Synonyms

Cordaea fabiformis Spreng.
Cyamopsis psoraloides (Lam.) DC.
Dolichos fabiformis L'Hér.
Dolichos psoraloides Lam.
Indigofera tetragonoloba Steud.
Lupinus guadiloupensis Steud.
Lupinus trifoliatus Cav.
Psoralea tetragonoloba L.
Trigonella goalia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Trigonella tetrapetala Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
- Introduced into:
  - Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chad, China South-Central, Ethiopia, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Taubert, P.H.W. in H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl 1894. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3): 259.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. Published online. Accessed: Feb 07 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 07. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Guarboon, Trosboon
Deutsch: Guarbohne
English: Calcutta-lucerne, Cluster-bean, Guar, Guar-bean, Siam-bean
français: Cyamopse à quatre ailes
日本語: グアー豆
português: Guar
svenska: Guarböna
தமிழ்: கொத்தவரை
తెలుగు: గోరుచిక్కుడు
中文: Gua er dou (transcribed Chinese)