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Puerto Rico jointvetch

Scientific Name: Aeschynomene gracilis

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Aeschynomene gracilis: Puerto Rico Jointvetch

Aeschynomene gracilis, commonly known as Puerto Rico jointvetch, is a plant belonging to the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Aeschynomene gracilis Vogel
  • Synonym: Aeschynomene portoricensis Urb.
  • Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Rank: Species

Distribution and Habitat

  • This species exhibits a disjunct distribution, having been reported in Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the Atlantic coast of Brazil.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Aeschynomene gracilis is a perennial subshrub, also described as a forb/herb.

Uses

  • This plant has been studied for control of northern jointvetch (Aeschynomene virginica) in rice fields.

Common names

  • Puerto Rico Jointvetch
  • Jointvetches

References and Further Information

  • USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
  • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  • ILDIS World Database of Legumes in Catalog of Life 2011