Fabaceae FAMILY

Coursetia heterantha

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual/Biennial

Growth—

Coursetia heterantha is a plant of the hot, arid regions of northern Argentina and southern Bolivia The plant bears three type of flowers. One type is open, with petals, and pollinated by bees. The other two types are closed (cleistogamous) and self-fertilizing. One of these is located on the stem base at or below soil level and produces a single, geocarpic fruit. The other type is borne on a short rachis near the base of the plant and produces a 2 - 8 seeded aerial fruit^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Coursetia+heterantha>

Pollinators

Bees, Cleistogomy

References

[1]Systematics of Coursetia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) — Lavin M. · 1988 ↩︎
[2]The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation — Allen O.N.; Allen E.K. · University of Wisconsin · 1981 · ISBN 0-333-32221-5 ↩︎An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.