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    Forage Legumes

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    Hannah Bigsat BSA 4-B

    Submitted to:
    Instr. Rodelyn H. Caro

    Common Name: Rensoni.

    English Name: Tick clover

    Scientific Name: Desmodium cinereum - (Kunth)

    Family: Fabaceae
    Characteristics

    Shrub, perennial (sometmes short-lived), 1 - 3 (- 5) m high. Stem erect to 3 cm diameter, lenticels abundant; lateral
    branches ascending, tending to become woody near the main stem; immature branches densely or sparsely covered
    with short white hairs, inconspicuous among stiff uncinate (hooked) hairs. Leaves pinnately trifoliolate; petiole to (1 -)
    1.5 - 4.5(-6) cm long; leaflets densely and softly pilose on both sides, round, ovoid or broadly elliptic, rounded or obtuse
    at apex, 3 - 9 cm long, 2.5 - 8 cm wide, terminal leaflet sub-mucronate, larger than laterals; lateral leaflets almost sessile,
    terminal petiolule to about 2 cm; stipules triangular-ovate, attenuate, to about 3 - 8 mm long, hairy on both surfaces,
    deciduous. Inflorescence terminal or axillary panicle 8 -25(- 50) cm long, comprising closely-packed, many-flowered
    racemes, 10 - 20 cm long. Flowers 6.5 to 7 mm long, purple or rose, in groups of 3 - 5 on pedicels 3- 5 mm long, calyx
    tube 1 mm long, adaxially hirsute. Pod (loment), 1.5 - 3 cm long, comprising 4 - 8 segments (articles), 4.5 - 7 mm long,
    3.5 - 5 mm wide, finely pubescent, oblong, unequally constricted between segments (notched more deeply below);
    stipe 1 - 2 mm long. Seeds reniform (kidney-shaped), flattened, yellow-brown to brown, 4 - 6 mm long and 3 mm broad.
    About 500,000 seeds/kg.

    Nutritive Value

    Desmodium rensonii is used most often as a fodder tree in a system of hedgerows and alley cropping. As a legume, it
    produces nitrogen-rich foliage (crude protein- 20-22%), that is fed to goats, cattle, sheep, rabbits, pigs and guinea pigs,
    as well as serving as mulch and green manure.

    Common Name: Mani-manian

    English Name: Forage peanut

    Scientific Name: Arachis pintoi Krapov. & Greg.

    Family: Fabaceae / Leguminosae

    Characteristics

    Mani-manian is a prostrate, stoloniferous, perennial tropical legume, growing about 8 inches high. Stems grow along the
    ground and root at the nodes. Leaflets are oval, four on each petiole. Flowers are yellow, borne on short axillary
    racemes. Flower stalks elongate and grow down into the soil. Fruit is a terminal one-seeded underground pod, light
    brown, 1 to 1.5 centimeters long, 6 to 8 millimeters in diameter.

    Nutritive Value

    Leaf consists of 60-70% dry matter digestibility, 13-25% crude protein, and low levels of condensed tannins. - As forage,
    yields high nutritional value with 13.

    Common Name: Madre de Agua

    English Name: Trichanthera

    Scientific Name: Trichanthera gigantea

    Family: Acanthaceae
    Characteristics

    This plant is a shrub or tree growing up to 5 meters tall, though a 15-meter specimen was reported once. It often
    produces aerial roots. The oval or oblong leaves are up to 26 centimeters long by 14 wide and are borne on short
    petioles. The flower is maroon with a yellow throat.

    Nutritive Value

    On a dry matter basis, the MdA leaves that were used contained 18.07% ash, 15.80% crude protein, 1.15% crude fat,
    15.42% crude fiber, 4.70% calcium and 0.32% total phosphorus. It has 6.35% digestible crude protein, 8.90% digestible
    ash, and 1668 kcal DE/kg.

    Common Name: Manihot/ tapioca plant

    English Name: Cassava

    Scientific Name: Manihot esculenta

    Family: Euphorbiaceae

    Characteristics

    Cassava is a shrubby perennial that grows to a height of 6–8 feet. It has smooth erect stems and resembles the cannabis
    plant in appearance. The large compound, dark green, reddish veined leaves are palmately divided into about seven
    leaflets.

    Nutritive Value

    Cassava is a calorie-rich vegetable that contains plenty of carbohydrates and key vitamins and minerals. Cassava is a
    good source of vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin. The leaves, which are also edible if a person cooks them or
    dries them in the sun, can contain up to 25% protein.

    Common Name: Asian pigeonwings, butterfly pea

    English Name: Blue Ternate

    Scientific Name: Clitoria ternatea

    Family: Fabaceae

    Characteristics

    It is a perennial herbaceous plant, with elliptic, obtuse leaves. It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist, neutral
    soil. Its most striking feature is the color of its flowers, a vivid deep blue; solitary, with light yellow markings. They are
    about 4 cm (11⁄2 in) long by 3 cm (11⁄4 in) wide.

    Nutritive Value
    Nutrients available per 3 g serving size, were total fat (0.69%); crude protein (6.43%), carbohydrate (18.8%) and
    ash/traces of minerals (1.40%).

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