Polhillides velutina

Polhillides velutina

Polhillides velutina

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: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Polhillides
Species: Polhillides velutina
Subspecies: P. v. subsp. longibracteata – P. v. subsp. velutina
Varietates: P. v. var. sikkimensis

Name

Polhillides velutina (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hedysarum velutinum Willd.
• Homotypic
  • Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC.
  • Meibomia velutina (Willd.) Kuntze

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya, Sri Lanka Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Australasia Northern Territory Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: French Guiana, Madagascar, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ohashi, H. & Ohashi, K. 2019. Desmodium (Leguminosae Tribe Desmodieae) of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 94(3): 135-148. ResearchGate Reference page. : 94: 72

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Polhillides velutina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Polhillides velutina. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 20 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Polhillides velutina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Velvet-Leaf Desmodium

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