Tribe Psoraleeae | Rank Species | |
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Similar Bituminaria, Bituminaria bituminosa, Genista corsica, Psoralea, Anthyllis |
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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Bituminaria morisiana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA