Aeschynomene

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Aeschynomene
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Aeschynomene fluitans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Aeschynomene
L. (1753)
Species

114; see text

Synonyms [1]
  • AedemoneKotschy (1858)
  • Bakerophyton(J.Leonard) Hutch. (1964)
  • BalisaeaTaub. (1896)
  • ClimacorachisHemsl. & Rose (1903)
  • GajatiAdans. (1763)
  • HerminieraGuill. & Perr. (1832)
  • MacromiscusTurcz. (1846)
  • MantoddaAdans. (1763)
  • RocheaScop. (1777), nom. rej.
  • RueppeliaA.Rich. (1847)
  • SeculaSmall (1913)
  • SegurolaLarrañaga (1927)

Aeschynomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae. [2] [3] They are known commonly as jointvetches. They range across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, south, southeast, and east Asia, and Australia. [1] These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are aquatic. [2]

Contents

The genus as currently circumscribed is paraphyletic and it has been suggested that the subgenus Ochopodium be elevated to a new genus within the Dalbergieae, though other changes will also be required to render the genus monophyletic. [2] [3] [4] [5] Plants of the World Online currently accepts 114 species. [1]

Species

Aeschynomene comprises the following species: [6] [7]

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References

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  6. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Aeschynomene". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. "GRIN species records of Aeschynomene". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Beltsville, Maryland: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  8. Some sources treat Aeschynomene portoricensis as a synonym of Aeschynomene gracilis.