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Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.
Erect or spreading perennial or annual. Orange/pink/purple standards. Pods 1.2-2.5 cm long, not constricted.
It is the best-known cultivated species in India and Sri Lanka but mainly in Latin America and Florida. Generally now regarded as unsuitable for cultivation but has naturalized. 12.5 t DM/ha obtained in mixture with Brachiaria brizantha with N and P fertilizer in Sri Lanka, and also with B. dystacha and Paspalum dilatatum. Grown in Florida with Digitaria decumbens but found to be one of the lower yielding legumes, although yielded 8.5 t/ha compared to 5.2 t/ha for grass alone. Considered an important cultivated legume in Bolivia where it regenerates easily from fallen seed and has the advantage of not causing bloat to cows. Suffers from root-knot nematodes.
Well liked by cattle and horses.
Now losing importance.
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