Macrotyloma

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Macrotyloma
horse gram beans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Phaseolinae
Genus: Macrotyloma
(Wight & Arn.) Verdc.
Species

~24, see text

Macrotyloma is a genus of plants in the legume family which include several species of edible beans.

Species include:

  • Macrotyloma africanum (Brenan ex R. Wilczek) Verdc.
  • Macrotyloma axillare (E. Mey.) Verdc.
  • Macrotyloma daltonii
  • Macrotyloma densiflorum
  • Macrotyloma ellipticum
  • Macrotyloma geocarpum - Kersting's groundnut, ground bean
  • Macrotyloma maranguense
  • Macrotyloma oliganthum
  • Macrotyloma rupestre
  • Macrotyloma stenophyllum (Harms) Verdc.
  • Macrotyloma stipulosum
  • Macrotyloma tenuiflorum
  • Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. - horse gram, kulthi
    • M. uniflorum var. benadirianum (Chiov.) Verdc.

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