Biology:Euchresta

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Euchresta
Euchresta formosana 01.jpg
Euchresta formosana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Euchresta
Benn.
Type species
Euchresta horsfieldii
(Lesch.) Benn.
Species

4; see text

Euchresta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species native to eastern and southeastern Asia, from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina, southern China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Malesia.[2]

Species

Euchresta comprises the following species:[3][4][2]

  • Euchresta formosana (Hayata) Ohwi
  • Euchresta horsfieldii (Lesch.) Benn.
  • Euchresta japonica Hook.f. ex 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. Oscar Nelson Allen (1981). "Euchresta Benn.". The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 280. ISBN 9780299084004. https://books.google.com/books?id=6gUXRNc6sDoC&pg=PA280. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Euchresta Benn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Euchresta". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Euchresta&species~. 
  4. USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Euchresta". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4485. 
  5. "The Plant List entry for Euchresta". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Euchresta/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q288967 entry