Anthyllis

  • Authority

    Isely, Duane. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25 (3): 1-264.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Anthyllis

  • Description

    Genus Description - Herbaceous or shrubby. Leaves odd-pinnate, or lateral leaflets reduced (-lower leaves 1-foliolate), estipellate. Stipules obsolescent. Inflorescences axillary, pedunculate, terminally congested (-solitary) head-like umbels or small clusters subtended by a reduced leaf or a palmately lobed bract, and often sessile above a second, palmate (-simple) bract at apex of peduncle; floral bracts small; brac-teoles not seen. Calyx short-cylindric to urceolate, commonly inflated at maturity; teeth equal or unequal. Petal claws medium-long, those of keel and wings commonly proximally adherent to androecial tube; standard > other petals, ovate, auriculate or not; wings ovate or oblong, usually subauriculate, rounded; keel blade tiny, incurved. Stamens monadelphous or partially diadelphous; filaments uniform or alternately dilated; anthers uniform. Pistil usually stipitate; ovules 2-numerous; style glabrous; stigma terminal. Legume stipitate or substipitate, ovoid to oblong, straight or curved, enclosed within calyx or shortly exserted and beaked, indehiscent or tardily dehiscent. Seeds 1-numerous.

  • Discussion

    x = 6, 7, 8 (Gilot, 1965; Moore, 1973; Fernandes and Santos, 1975). No modern revision of Anthyllis exists but most of the species are treated by Cullen (1968).

  • Distribution

    Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions, ca. 25 spp. Ours experimental or horticultural introductions or waifs, Anthyllis vulneraria marginally established. See also Hortus Third entries (Bailey Hort., 1976) in addendum.

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