''Dolichos'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
, and the subfamily
Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.
This subfamily is wide ...
. It is distributed in Africa and Asia.
[''Dolichos''.]
Flora of China.
The
lablab bean (''Lablab purpureus'') was formerly included in ''Dolichos''.
These are herbs and
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
s growing upright, sometimes with climbing stems, or spreading prostrate upon the ground. They have woody
rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
s. The leaves have single blades or are
pinnate
Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, and in ...
, divided into three leaflets.
[ The plants sometimes produce their leaves after flowering.][Mackinder, B. (1999)]
Three new taxa and a new name in ''Dolichos'' L.(Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Phaseoleae).
''Kew Bulletin'' 54(2) 415-23. The flowers are solitary or in raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
s of several. The flowers are white or purple,[ or occasionally yellow.][ The fruit is a flattened legume pod.][
The plants' general form, annual stems sprouting from a large perennial rootstock, is thought to be adapted to habitat prone to seasonal ]wildfire
A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire ...
.[
Some of the species grow to heights of 30 feet. The average Dolichos is between 5 and 10 feet high.
There are about 60 species.][
Species include:''Dolichos''.]
The Plant List.
*'' Dolichos aciphyllus''
*'' Dolichos angustifolius''
*'' Dolichos angustissimus''
*'' Dolichos antunesii''
*'' Dolichos argyros''
*''Dolichos axilliflorus Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
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*'' Dolichos bellus''
*'' Dolichos bianoensis''
*'' Dolichos brevidentatus''
*''Dolichos capensis Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
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*''Dolichos cardiophyllus Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
The dolichos or dolichus ( Greek: , Eng ...
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*''Dolichos complanatus Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
The dolichos or dolichus ( Greek: , Eng ...
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*''Dolichos compressus Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
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*''Dolichos corymbosus Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
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*''Dolichos decumbens Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
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*''Dolichos dinklagei Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
The dolichos or dolichus ( Greek: , Eng ...
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*''Dolichos dongaluta Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
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*''Dolichos elatus Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
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*''Dolichos falciformis Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to:
* ''Dolichus'' (beetle), a genus of insects
* ''Dolichos'' (plant), a genus of plants
* Dolichos (running race)
The dolichos or dolichus ( Greek: , Eng ...
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*'' Dolichos fangitsa''
*'' Dolichos filifoliolus''
*'' Dolichos formosanus''
*'' Dolichos fragrans''
*'' Dolichos glabratus''
*'' Dolichos glabrescens''
*'' Dolichos grandistipulatus''
*'' Dolichos gululu''
*'' Dolichos hastiformis''
*'' Dolichos homblei''
*'' Dolichos ichthyophone''
*'' Dolichos junghuhnianus''
*'' Dolichos karaviaensis''
*'' Dolichos katali''
*'' Dolichos kilimandscharicus'' Taub.
*'' Dolichos linearifolius''
*'' Dolichos linearis''
*'' Dolichos longipes''
*'' Dolichos lualabensis''
*'' Dolichos luticola''
*'' Dolichos magnificus''
*'' Dolichos mendoncae''
*'' Dolichos minutiflorus''
*'' Dolichos nimbaensis''
*'' Dolichos oliveri'' Schweinf.
*'' Dolichos peglerae''
*'' Dolichos petiolatus''
*'' Dolichos pratensis''
*'' Dolichos pseudocajanus''
*'' Dolichos pseudocomplanatus''
*'' Dolichos quarrei''
*'' Dolichos reptans''
*'' Dolichos rhombifolius''
*'' Dolichos schweinfurthii''
*'' Dolichos sericeus''
*'' Dolichos sericophyllus''
*'' Dolichos serpens''
*'' Dolichos simplicifolius''
*'' Dolichos smilacinus''
*'' Dolichos splendens''
*'' Dolichos staintonii''
*'' Dolichos subcapitatus''
*'' Dolichos tenuicaulis''
*'' Dolichos thorelii''
*'' Dolichos tonkouiensis''
*'' Dolichos trilobus''
*'' Dolichos trinervatus'' Baker
*'' Dolichos ungoniensis''
*'' Dolichos xiphophyllus''
*'' Dolichos zovuanyi''
References
Phaseoleae
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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