Rothia (Fabaceae)

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: Crotalarieae
Genus: Rothia
Species: R. hirsuta – R. indica

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rothia (Fabaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 04. Reference page.

Name

Rothia Pers., Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2: 638, [659] (1807), nom. cons.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Dillwynia Roth, Catal. Bot. 3: 71 (1806), nom. illeg. (later homonym of Dillwynia Sm., 1805)
• Heterotypic
  • Goetzea Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 150 (1828), nom. rejic.
  • Harpelema J.Jacq., Ecl. Pl. Rar. 2: 6 (1844)
  • Westonia Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 152, 230 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Xerocarpus Guill. & Perr., Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 169 (1832)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Rothia (Fabaceae) Continental: Africa. Asia & Australis Angola, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, China Southeast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Queensland, Senegal, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Persoon, C.H. 1806–1807. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars secunda. 657 pp. Apud Bibliopolas Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J. G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rothia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rothia. Published online. Accessed: Nov 04 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rothia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Nov 2020.

Vernacular names

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