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Cyamopsis
tetragonoloba
(L.) Taub.
Published In:
Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3(3): 259. 1894. (
Nat. Pflanzenfam.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 6/5/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Annual, Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Fodder
Human edible:
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other uses:
Gums/resins
Details: Economic use:
Immature fruits and seeds eaten. Source of guar gum (Facciola, 1998). Used for animal fodder (Ambasta 1986). Leaves eaten (Kunkel 1984).
TOXICITY: Toxicity:
Animal - lab
Toxic parts:
Seeds
Details: Toxicity:
There are reports of growth inhibition in chicks fed raw seed meal (Wagstaff 2008).
References:
Roskov, J. L. Zarucchi, F.A. Bisby & Novoselova. (eds.) 2014. ILDIS World Database of Legumes (version 12, May 2014).
Wagstaff. 2008. Int. Poisonous Pl. Checkl. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Facciola. 1998. Cornucopia II Kampong Publications, Vista, CA.
Ambasta. 1986. Useful Plants of India Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi.
Kunkel, G. W. H. 1984. Plants for Human Consumption Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein.
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