Amherstia

Amherstia nobilis

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: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Amherstia
Species: A. nobilis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Amherstia 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.

Name

Amherstia Wall., Philos. Mag., n.s., 3: 233 (1826).

• Type species: A. nobilis Wall.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indochina Myanmar, Thailand Introduced into: Bangladesh, India, Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wallich, N. (1829) 1830. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or, Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants. Vol. 1. 100 pp. London. BHL Reference page. : 1, t. 1, 2

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Amherstia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Amherstia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 09 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Amherstia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

हिन्दी: উর্বশী
hrvatski: Toha drvo
മലയാളം: ശിംശപാവൃക്ഷം
русский: Амхерстия

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