Bituminaria morisiana
| Bituminaria morisiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Bituminaria |
| Species: | B. morisiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Bituminaria morisiana (Pignatti & Metlesics) Greuter | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psoralea morisiana Pignatti & Metlesics | |
Bituminaria morisiana is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus Bituminaria. Leaf, trifoliate with 3 linear, lanceolate, tomentose leaflets. White flowers in globose flowerheads. Fruit a tomentose legume. Flowers May–July. It is endemic to Sardinia where it is restricted to high mountain areas, such as Monte Albo and Monte Corrasi.
The pterocarpans bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of B. morisiana, erybraedin C from the leaves and morisianine is isolated from the seeds.
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