Chinese hog-peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
subsp. edgeworthii (Benth.) H. Ohashi
var. japonica (Oliv.) H. Ohashi
[Fabaceae]
Yabumame (ヤブマメ, 藪豆)
Lifeform: annual vine
Distribution: India - Nepal - China - Japan
Habitat: grasslands and forest edges
Chromosome number: 2n = 22
Varieties
Synonyms
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald subsp. edgeworthii (Benth.) H. Ohashi (s.l.)
Amphicarpaea edgeworthii Benth. var. japonica Oliv.
Amphicarpaea edgeworthii Benth. var. trisperma (Miq.) Ohwi
Amphicarpaea Elliot ex Nutt. in Japan
- Amphicarpaea edgeworthii Benth. var. trisperma (Miq.) Ohwi (ウスバヤブマメ) [when this type is separatetd from A. bracteata, recently not adopted]
- Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald subsp. edgeworthii (Benth.) H. Ohashi var. japonica (Oliv.) H. Ohashi (ヤブマメ)
Amphicarpaea bracteata in Hokkaido
[Left] a community. [Center] legumes and leaves. [Right] flowers. At Toya Marine Station, Hokkaido University, on September 8 2009.
References
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習 [fauna and flora 出現種リスト]