Brachypterum

Brachypterum scandens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Millettieae
Genus: Brachypterum
Species: B. cumingii – B. eriocarpum – B. involutum – B. koolgibberah – B. microphyllum – B. philippinense – B. pseudinvolutum – B. pseudorobustum – B. robustum – B. scandens – B. submontanum – B. thorelii

Name

Brachypterum (Wight & Arn.) Benth., Commentat. Legum. Gen. 37. (1837) nom. cons. against Solori Adans. (1763)

• Type species: Brachypterum scandens (Roxb.) Benth. (1837)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dalbergia subg. Brachypterum Wight & Arn.
• Heterotypic
  • Solori Adans., Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 327 (1763), nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya Continental: Australasia Australia Queensland Introduced into: Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1838. Commentationes de Leguminosarum Generibus 37.

Additional references

• Sirichamorn, Y. & Adema, F.F. 2020. Four new combinations in the legume genus Brachypterum. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 48(1): 57-60. PDF

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brachypterum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. 4. Published online. Accessed: Mar 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Brachypterum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

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