Sohmaea

Sohmaea laxiflora

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: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Sohmaea
Species: S. barbaticaulis – S. diffusa – S. gracillima – S. hispida – S. lacei – S. laxiflora – S. teres – S. zonata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sohmaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 19. Reference page.

Name

Sohmaea H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi, J. Jap. Bot. 93(3): 159 (2018)

• Type species: Sohmaea laxiflora H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi, (2018)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Desmodium sect. Angustistipulosa H.Ohashi Ginkgoana 1: 9. (1973)
• Heterotypic
  • Uraria subgen. Desmodiastrum Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 15. (1925)
    • Type: Uraria henryi Schindl. = Sohmaea hispida (Franch.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi, (2018)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Asia Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya Introduced into: Benin, Burkina, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ohashi, H. & Ohashi, K. 2018. Sohmaea, a new genus of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(3): 155–164. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Ikeda, T., Izumi, H., Kobayashi, H., Muragaki, H., Nata, K., Sato, N. & Suzuki, M. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(3): 165-189. ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Abe, C., Kotani, H., Nata, K., Ohtake, H. & Yamamoto, K., 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae 2. two new genera separated from Desmodium and two new combinations in Grona and Sohmaea. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(5): 293-306. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sohmaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Sohmaea. Published online. Accessed: Nov 19 2020.

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