Macrotyloma biflorum

Macrotyloma biflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Macrotyloma
Species:
M. biflorum
Binomial name
Macrotyloma biflorum
Synonyms
List
    • Dolichos biflorus L.
    • Dolichos biflorus var. occidentalis Harms
    • Dolichos chrysanthus A.Chev.
    • Dolichos chrysanthus var. occidentalis (Harms) R.Wilczek
    • Dolichos occidentalis (Harms) Harms
    • Dolichos woolawa Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
    • Glycine biflora Schumach. & Thonn.
    • Johnia congesta Dalzell & A.Gibson
    • Kerstingiella biflora (Schumach. & Thonn.) J.A.Lackey
    • Macrotyloma chrysanthum (A.Chev.) Verdc.
    • Macrotyloma chrysanthum var. occidentale (Harms) Verdc.

Macrotyloma biflorum (syn. Dolichos biflorus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to west Tropical Africa, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola, and Zambia. A climbing perennial, it is typically found in the seasonally dry tropics. It is fire-adapted.