Spatholobus

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Spatholobus
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Spatholobus parviflorus (syn. Spatholobus roxburghii)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genus: Spatholobus
Hassk. (1842)
Species [1]

35; see text

Synonyms [1]

DrebbeliaZoll. & Moritzi (1846)

Spatholobus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. It includes 35 species of lianas which range from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and western Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines). It grows in seasonally-dry to evergreen tropical forest and thicket, often on rocky slopes and in disturbed areas. [1] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Spatholobus Hassk. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Sichaem, Jirapast; Ruksilp, Thanatip; Sawasdee, Pattara; Khumkratok, Suttira; Tip-pyang, Santi (2018-03-01). "Chemical Constituents of the Stems of Spatholobus parviflorus and Their Cholinesterase Inhibitory Activity" . Chemistry of Natural Compounds. 54 (2): 356–357. Bibcode:2018CNatC..54..356S. doi:10.1007/s10600-018-2344-9. ISSN   1573-8388.


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