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Alysicarpus vaginalis

(L.) DC. (1825)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Alysicarpus

alyce clover

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Erect or spreading to prostrate perennial herbs.

Stems: Stems 10–60 cm long.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Leaflets broadly to narrowly oblong–elliptic, sometimes a few of them lanceolate, gradually more bract-like toward apex of branches. Leaflets 1–6.5 cm long, 0.3–2(–2.6) cm wide. Surfaces glabrous. Margins entire. Petioles channeled and narrowly winged. Stipules present, papery, persistent. Leaflets stipellate.

Flowers: Flowers in leaf-opposed inflorescences up to 10 cm long. Flowers papilionaceous, subsessile. Calyx papery, tubular, 5-lobed with the upper 2–lobes nearly completely connate. Calyx persistent in fruit, the teeth narrowly deltate, 3–4 mm long. Corolla orange or reddish to purple, ca. 6 mm long, without auricles, wings adhering to keel, keel petals with a membranous appendage on each side. Stamens 10; upper stamen distinct, the other 9 connate into a tube, the distinct parts alternating in length. Ovary superior.

Fruit: Pods 1.2–2.5 cm long; reticulate–veined; breaking into 4–7 articles; with slightly raised borders between the articles; each article 2.5–3 mm long; puberulent with uncinate hairs. Seeds brown to yellowish; ca. 15 mm long.

Ploidy: 2n = 16; 20

Habitat: In dry; disturbed areas such as along roadsides and in vacant lots.

Elevation Range: 20–150 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Notes

  • 20-150 m
  • Description digitized by Joanne
  • Oahu in 1916

Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. 2: 353 (1825)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:644 (K, O, M, H? [reported but unvouchered]); Oppenheimer 2007:23 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Swezey, O.H. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/14/1929
2 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Makapuu Point Arid Lava Plain. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. H 214 Oahu BISH 6/25/1923
3 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Wailua Golf Course. Weed in fairway of Fourth hole near water hazard PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1250 Kauai BISH 10/3/1985
4 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. poipu, waiohai ~25 acre vacant lot PRESERVED_SPECIMEN dunn, l. wood, k.r. collector number: 304 Kauai BISH 10/17/2003
5 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. On dry exposed place, crawling on ground. Koko Head, Maunalua PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. 1298 Oahu BISH 1/11/1936
6 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bridwell, J.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1916
7 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. maunalua, koko head Dry roadside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. storey, w.b.; oliveira, v.m. collector number: 10771 Oahu BISH 1/23/1935
8 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. one alii park. weed in lawn with medicago, indigofera, oxalis, axonopus, calyptocarpus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h110626 Molokai BISH 11/29/2006
9 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head Dry outer rim. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Pollock, J.B. 1182 Oahu BISH 7/1/1923
10 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN swezey, o.h. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 4/14/1929
11 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. e slope of head of kalama valley, maunalua Dry slope. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, v.o. collector number: 87 Oahu BISH 3/7/1937
12 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. wailua golf course. weed in fairway of fourth hole near water hazard PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. collector number: 1250 Kauai BISH 10/3/1985
13 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN brown, f.b.h. collector number: s.n. MU 6/25/1924
14 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Princeville Ranch PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Au, S. s.n. Kauai BISH 10/31/1959
15 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Timberlake's garden. 1049 Koko Head Ave PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Timberlake, P. s.n. Oahu BISH 1921-00-00
16 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head In thin soil on rocky road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 2/14/1937
17 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. East Maui, S coast of E Maui, along Kings Highway just west of Ninialii PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hobdy, R.W. 1276 Maui BISH 2/28/1982
18 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head Dry outer rim. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pollock, j.b. collector number: 1182 Oahu BISH 7/1/1923
19 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Pauwalu, near sea level. In lawns. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H80619 Molokai PTBG 8/11/2006
20 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Hwy. 55, along road shoulders in Kilauea. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 1327 Kauai PTBG 10/25/1985
21 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ning, W. S. s.n. Oahu US 2/14/1937
22 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Oahu Is., koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620128109 UBC 1/28/1962
23 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Naiwa. Growing in waste area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H20713 Molokai PTBG 2/20/2007
24 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Wailua Golf Course. Weed in fairway of Fourth hole near water hazard. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 1250 Kauai PTBG 10/3/1985
25 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Wailuku District, Kahului Airport, on roadsides and lawns. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H100019 Maui PTBG 10/14/2000
26 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Honolulu District, Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bruegmann, M. M. 179 Oahu US 5/5/1985
27 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. national tropical botanical garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kauai US 1/27/2005
28 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. honolulu district, koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN m. bruegmann 179 Oahu US 5/5/1985
29 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. ning s.n. Oahu US 2/14/1937
30 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Located in a vacant, roughly 25 acre lot, near Waiohai PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Dunn, L.; Wood, K. R. 304 Kauai US 10/17/2003
31 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. princeville ranch PRESERVED_SPECIMEN au, s. Kauai BISH 10/31/1959
32 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head, maunalua. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN e. y. hosaka 1298 Oahu US 1/11/1936
33 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C. N. 2421.O Oahu US 2/16/2017
34 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head, Maunalua. On dry exposed place, crawling on ground. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E. Y. 1298 Oahu US 1/11/1936
35 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. n. forbes 2421.o Oahu US 2/16/1917
36 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. national tropical botanical garden, lawn PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kauai US 1/21/2005
37 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. 300 yards from troop pier (main pier) inside Kaneohe Bay at Kaneohe Marine Station They are near a fresh water faucet where boats may be washed off. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Burr, T. s.n. Oahu BISH 2/27/1979
38 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. east maui, s coast of e maui, along kings highway just west of ninialii PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hobdy, r.w. collector number: 1276 Maui BISH 2/28/1982
39 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Naiwa Growing in waste area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H20713 Molokai BISH 2/20/2007
40 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. n.e. of koko crater, moanalua, prostrate, rocky clay flats PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 10404 Oahu BISH 2/28/1930
41 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bridwell, j.c. Oahu BISH 10/1/1916
42 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. se kuamookane ridge, koko head, honolulu Tidepools exposed at low tide. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bruegmann, m.m. collector number: 179 Oahu BISH 5/5/1985
43 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. timberlake's garden. 1049 koko head ave PRESERVED_SPECIMEN timberlake, p. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 3/1/1921
44 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. mokolii One plant on W side. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k.; smith collector number: 050419-49 Oahu BISH 4/19/2005
45 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koolau Mts., Waihee, Koolaupoko PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 2486 Oahu BISH 6/27/1982
46 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Ridge above Makapuu head, Waimanalo-Maunalua divide Dry Rocky ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 13173 Oahu BISH 6/14/1936
47 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. SE Kuamookane ridge, Koko Head, Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bruegmann, M.M. 179 Oahu BISH 5/5/1985
48 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. 2421.O Oahu BISH 2/16/1917
49 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Maunalua, Koko Head Dry roadside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F.R. 10771 Oahu BISH 1/23/1935
50 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Pauwalu Occasional in lawns. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H80619 Molokai BISH 8/11/2006
51 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. One Alii Park. Weed in lawn with Medicago, Indigofera, Oxalis, Axonopus, Calyptocarpus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H110626 Molokai BISH 11/29/2006
52 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. 300 yards from troop pier (main pier) inside kaneohe bay at kaneohe marine station PRESERVED_SPECIMEN burr, t. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 2/27/1979
53 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. pauwalu Occasional in lawns. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h80619 Molokai BISH 8/11/2006
54 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 2421.0 Oahu BISH 2/16/1917
55 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. N.E. of Koko Crater, Moanalua, prostrate, rocky clay flats PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 10404 Oahu BISH 2/28/1930
56 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. 300 yards from troop pier (main pier) inside Kaneohe Bay at Kaneohe Marine Station They are near a fresh water faucet where boats may be washed off. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Burr, T. Collector Number: s.n. Oahu BISH 2/27/1979
57 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Nu'uanu Stream, Oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Vladimir J. Krajina 620128109 Oahu HAPI 1/28/1962
58 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forbes, C.N. 2448.O Oahu BISH 4/3/1917
59 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Mokolii One plant on W side. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 050419-49 Oahu BISH 4/19/2005
60 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. E slope of Head of Kalama Valley, Maunalua Dry slope. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, V.O. 87 Oahu BISH 3/7/1937
61 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. makapuu point Arid Lava Plain. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: h 214 Oahu BISH 6/25/1923
62 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Pauwalu Occasional in lawns. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H80619 Molokai BISH 8/11/2006
63 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. ridge above makapuu head, waimanalo-maunalua divide Dry Rocky ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fosberg, f.r. collector number: 13173 Oahu BISH 6/14/1936
64 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Brown, F.B.H. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/1924
65 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. naiwa Growing in waste area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h20713 Molokai BISH 2/20/2007
66 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koolau mts., waihee, koolaupoko PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 2486 Hawaii BISH 6/27/1982
67 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Hd, hwy W of Hanauma Bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Egler, F.E. 37-9 Oahu BISH 5/8/1937
68 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko head Mixed mesic Metrosideros forest with Psychotria, Myrsine, Schinus, Tetraplasandra, Sadleria, Nephrolepis, Coprosma, Cordyline. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN forbes, c.n. collector number: 2448.0 Molokai BISH 4/3/1917
69 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. koko hd, hwy w of hanauma bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN egler, f.e. collector number: 37-9 Oahu BISH 5/8/1937
70 Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Koko Head In thin soil on rocky road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 2/14/1937
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