Macroptilium

Macroptilium atropurpureum

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: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Phaseolinae
Genus: Macroptilium
Species: M. arenarium – M. atropurpureum – M. bracteatum – M. chacoensis – M. cochleatum – M. ecuadoriense – M. erythroloma – M. fraternum – M. gibbosifolium – M. gracile – M. lathyroides – M. longepedunculatum – M. martii – M. monophyllum – M. panduratum – M. pedatum – M. prostratum – M. psammodes – M. sabaraense – M. supinum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Macroptilium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 19. Reference page.

Name

Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb., 1928

• Basionym
• Phaseolus sect. Macroptilium Benth.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Introduced into: Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Easter Is., Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niue, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Urban, I. (ed.) 1923–1928. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis. Vol. IX. 568 pp. Fratres Borntraeger, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. : 9: BHL

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Macroptilium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Macroptilium. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Macroptilium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Macroptilium. 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 May 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Macroptilium. Accessed: 19 May 2021.

Vernacular names

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