Neonotonia wightii explained

Neonotonia wightii, the perennial soybean, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to subSaharan Africa, Yemen, India, and Sri Lanka, and widely introduced as a forage in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, the Mascarene Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, New Guinea, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, and Fiji.^{[1] [2]} It is shade tolerant.^[3]

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted:^[1]

• Neonotonia wightii var. longicauda (Schweinf.) J.A.Lackey
• Neonotonia wightii var. mearnsii (De Wild.) J.A.Lackey
• Neonotonia wightii subsp. petitiana (A.Rich.) J.A.Lackey
• Neonotonia wightii subsp. pseudojavanica (Taub.) J.A.Lackey
• Neonotonia wightii subsp. wightii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neonotonia wightii (Wight & Arn.) J.A.Lackey . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 8 July 2021 .
2. Web site: Perennial soybean (Neonotonia wightii) . Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System . Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO . 8 July 2021 .
3. Forage production and quality of tropical forage legumes submitted to shading . 2019 . Lista . Fábio Nunes . Deminicis . Bruno Borges . Almeida . João Carlos de Carvalho . Araujo . Saulo Alberto do Carmo . Zanella . Pablo Giliard . Ciência Rural . 49 . 7 . 10.1590/0103-8478cr20170726 . free .