Biserrula is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, found in Portugal (including Madeira and Selvagens), the Canary Islands, all the Mediterranean countries, the Arabian peninsula, and in east Africa as far south as Tanzania.[2] Biserrula pelecinus, generally called just "biserrula", is under domestication in Australia as a forage legume.[3]

Biserrula
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Hologalegina
Clade: Inverted repeat-lacking clade
Tribe: Galegeae
Genus: Biserrula
L.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Pelecinus Mill.

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 762 (1753)
  2. ^ a b c "Biserrula L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ Swinny, E.; Revell, C. K.; Campbell, N.; Spadek, E.; Russo, C. (2015). "In search of photosensitising compounds in the annual forage legume Biserrula pelecinus L". Crop and Pasture Science. 66 (11): 1161. doi:10.1071/CP14342. S2CID 83599349.