Biology:Ammodendron

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Ammodendron
Ammodendron sp Baikonur 006.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Ammodendron
Fisch. ex DC. (1825)
Species[1]
  • Ammodendron bifolium (Pall.) Yakovlev
  • Ammodendron conollyi Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Ammodendron eichwaldii Ledeb. & C.A.Mey.
  • Ammodendron karelinii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb.
  • Ammodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss.

Ammodendron is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the family Fabaceae. It contains five species, which range from Iran through Central Asia to Xinjiang.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos ("sand") and δένδρον dendron ("tree").[2]

Species

Ammodendron includes five accepted species:[1][3][4][5]

  • Ammodendron bifolium (Pall.) Yakovlev – Central Asia and Xinjiang
  • Ammodendron conollyi Bunge ex Boiss.[6] – Iran and Central Asia
  • Ammodendron eichwaldii Ledeb. & C.A.Mey. – Central Asia
  • Ammodendron karelinii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb. – Central Asia
  • Ammodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss. – Iran

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ammodendron Fisch. ex DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. Jobling JA (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-19-854634-3. 
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Ammodendron". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Ammodendron&species~. Retrieved 14 May 2014. 
  4. USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Ammodendron". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?530. Retrieved 14 May 2014. 
  5. "The Plant List entry for Ammodendron". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Ammodendron/. Retrieved 14 May 2014. 
  6. Some sources treat Ammodendron conollyi as a synonym of Ammodendron karelinii.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2637927 entry