Ebenus

Ebenus cretica

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: Hedysareae
Genus: Ebenus
Species: E. argentea – E. armitagei – E. barbigera – E. boissieri – E. bourgaei – E. cappadocica – E. cretica – E. depressa – E. haussknechtii – E. hirsuta – E. lagopus – E. laguroides – E. longipes – E. macrophylla – E. pinnata – E. pisidica – E. plumosa – E. reesei – E. sibthorpii – E. stellata – E. zekiyeae

Name

Ebenus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 764 (1753).

• Type species: Ebenus cretica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 764 (1753) (by monotypy)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ebenidium Jaub. & Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 19: 162 (1843).
    • Type species: Ebenidium lagopus Jaub. & Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 19: 163 (1843).

Homonyms

• Ebenus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 408 (1891) (= Diospyros L.).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Pakistan, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 764. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ebenus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ebenus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 03 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Ebenus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Ebenus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 03. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

العربية: جردان
čeština: Růžojetel

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