Fabaceae

Periandra Mart. ex Benth.

First published in Comm. Legum. Gen.: 56 (1837)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Hispaniola, Brazil to Bolivia.

Descriptions

Legumes of the World. Edited by G. Lewis, B. Schrire, B. MacKinder & M. Lock. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (2005)

Habit
Shrubs, subshrubs or twining herbs
Ecology
Seasonally dry and wet tropical riverine forest, woodland or wooded to shrubby grassland, often in rocky areas
Distribution
Brazil (all spp.), Bolivia
Note
Placed in subtribe Clitoriinae
[LOWO]

Uses

Use
The sweet-tasting root is used as a substitute for liquorice
[LOWO]

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0