Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa

Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa is a climber.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa 11.1 History 11.2 Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa was already described and the name validly published by Carl Linnaeus. It was not until 1937, however, that Merritt Lyndon Fernald reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa is a variety in the genus Amphicarpaea (hogpeanut) which contains 3 species and belongs to the family of the Fabaceae (Legume Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa has three-palmate leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are pea-shaped.

The fruits are legumes.

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[edit] Distribution

[edit] Cultivation

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa

[edit] History

[edit] Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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