Platypodium

Platypodium elegans

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: Dalbergieae
Genus: Platypodium
Species: P. elegans – P. viride

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Platypodium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 12. Reference page.

Name

Platypodium Vogel, 1837

• Type species: Platypodium elegans Vogel. Lectotype designated by: Cowan, R. S. 1959. Leguminosae of the Western Hemisphere. Notes on choices of lectotypes. Taxon 8(2): 59-60.

Synonyms

• Callisemaea Benth.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Panamá, Paraguay, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vogel, T., 1837. Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 11: 420

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Platypodium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Platypodium. Published online. Accessed: Nov 12 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Platypodium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Nov12 2020.

Vernacular names

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