Rothia (plant)

Rothia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the tribe Crotalarieae of subfamily Faboideae, and comprises two species:[3][4][5]

• Rothia indica (L.) Druce
  • subsp. australis A.E.Holland
  • subsp. indica (L.) Druce
• Rothia hirsuta (Guill. & Perr.) Baker

Rothia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Crotalarieae[1][2]
Genus:	Rothia Pers.
Species
See text.
The range of Rothia   Rothia hirsuta   Rothia indica subsp. australis   Rothia indica subsp. indica
Synonyms
Dillwynia Roth Rothia Schreb. Xerocarpus Guill. & Perr.

References

1. Boatwright JS, le Roux MM, Wink M, Morozova T, Van Wyk B-E (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships of tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae) inferred from DNA sequences and morphology". Syst Bot. 33 (4): 752–761. doi:10.1600/036364408786500271. JSTOR 40211942.
2. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, 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.
3. Boatwright JS, Tilney PM, Van Wyk B-E (2008). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Rothia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae)". Austral Syst Bot. 21 (6): 422–430. doi:10.1071/SB08033.
4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Rothia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Rothia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 March 2014.