Cullen

For the botanist, see James Cullen.

Cullen

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: Psoraleeae
Genus: Cullen
Species: C. americanum – C. australasicum – C. badocanum – C. balsamicum – C. biflora – C. candidum – C. cinereum – C. corallum – C. corylifolium – C. cuneatum – C. discolor – C. drupaceum – C. gaudichaudianum – C. graveolens – C. jaubertianum – C. lachnostachys – C. leucanthum – C. leucochaites – C. martini – C. microcephalum – C. pallidum – C. parvum – C. patens – C. plicatum – C. plumosum – C. pogonocarpum – C. praeruptorum – C. pustulatum – C. spicigerum – C. stipulaceum – C. tenax – C. tomentosum – C. virens – C. walkingtonii

Source(s) of checklist:  (en)
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cullen in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page.

Name

Cullen Medik., Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Öcon. Ges. 2: 381 (1787).

• Type species: Cullen corylifolium (L.) Medik. (= Psoralea corylifolia L.)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dorychnium Royen ex Moench, Methodus: 109 (1794).
• Heterotypic
  • Bauerella Schindl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 284 (1926).
    • Type species: Bauerella tomentosa Schindl.
    • Baueropsis Hutch., Gen. Fl. Pl. 1: 469 (1964).
  • Meladenia Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(I): 576 (1848).
  • Munbya Pomel, Mat. Fl. Atl.: 8 (1860), nom. illeg. non Boiss. 1849.
    • Type species: Munbya polystachya Pomel
    • Lamottea Pomel, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 17: 235 (1870).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Belgium (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: West Tropical Africa Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Socotra (extinct), Somalia, Sudan. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, Free State, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Réunion (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: China China South-Central. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Philippines. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New York (introduced). Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Medikus, F.K. 1787. Versuch einer neuen Lehrart die Pflanzen nach zwei Methoden zugleich, nehmlich nach der künstlichen und natürlischen, zu ordnen, durch ein Beispiel einer natürlichen Familie erörtert [Neue methode bei Pflanzen zu ordnen] (vorgelesen den 17 May 1786). Vorlesungen der Churpfälzischen physicalisch-öconomischen Gesellschaft 2: [327]–460. Google Books Reference page.  [p. 381]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cullen in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cullen. Published online. Accessed May 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Cullen. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 26 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Cullen. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cullen. Accessed: 26 May 2021.

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