Euchresta

Euchresta is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.[2] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is the only genus in the tribe Euchresteae.

Euchresta
Euchresta formosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Sophoreae[1]
Genus:
Euchresta

Type species
Euchresta horsfieldii
(Lesch.) Benn.
Species

4; see text.

Species

Euchresta comprises the following species:[3][4][5]

  • Euchresta formosana (Hayata) Ohwi
  • Euchresta horsfieldii (Lesch.) Benn.
  • Euchresta japonica Regel
  • Euchresta tubulosa Dunn
    • var. longiracemosa (S.Lee & H.Q.Wen) C.Chen
    • var. tubulosa Dunn

Hybrids

The following hybrids have been described:[5]

  • ×Euchresta strigillosa C.Y.Wu

References
  1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  2. Oscar Nelson Allen (1981). "Euchresta Benn.". The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 280. ISBN 9780299084004.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Euchresta". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Euchresta". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. "The Plant List entry for Euchresta". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.


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