Sophora microphylla

Sophora microphylla

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: Sophoreae
Genus: Sophora
Sectio: S. sect. Edwardsia
Species: Sophora microphylla

Name

Sophora microphylla Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 43 (1789).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Edwardsia grandiflora var. microphylla (Aiton) Hook.f., Fl. New Zealand 1: 52 (1852).
  • Edwardsia microphylla Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 9: 299 (1808).
  • Sophora tetraptera var. microphylla (Aiton) Hook.f., Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 53 (1864).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Chile Central, Chile South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. II. Octandria–Monadelphia. 460 pp., tt. 7–10. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Heenan, P.B., de Lange, P.J. & Wilton, A.D. 2001: Sophora (Fabaceae) in New Zealand: taxonomy, distribution, and biogeography. New Zealand Journal of Botany 39(1): 17–54. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2001.9512715 Reference page. 
• Smith, J.M.B. 2012. Evidence for long-distance dispersal of Sophora microphylla to sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. New Zealand Journal of Botany 50(1): 83–85. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2011.621715 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sophora microphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun!03 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sophora microphylla. Published online. Accessed: Jun 03 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Sophora microphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Sophora microphylla. 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 Jun 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Sophora microphylla. Accessed: 03 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Kowhai
Māori: Kōwhai
norsk nynorsk: Kowhai
norsk: Kowhaier

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