Biology:Oxyrhynchus (plant)

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Oxyrhynchus
Oxyrhynchus populneus.jpg
Oxyrhynchus populneus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Phaseolinae
Genus: Oxyrhynchus
Brandegee (1912)
Species[1][2]
  • Oxyrhynchus papuanus (Pulle) Verdc.
  • Oxyrhynchus populneus (Piper) Norvell ex A.Delgado & E.Estrada
  • Oxyrhynchus trinervius (Donn. Sm.) Rudd
  • Oxyrhynchus volubilis Brandegee
Synonyms[3]
  • Monoplegma Piper (1920)
  • Peekelia Harms (1920)

Oxyrhynchus is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes four species, three native to the tropical Americas from northern Mexico to Colombia, and one native to New Guinea, Maluku, and the Bismarck Archipelago.[3] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. A key for the species in this genus has been published.[2]

References

  1. "Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: the names and identities of the American segregate genera". Am J Bot 98 (10): 1694–715. 2011. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100069. PMID 21980163. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "A new combination in the genus Oxyrhynchus (Leguminosae: Phaseolinae)". Brittonia 62 (3): 239–242. 2010. doi:10.1007/s12228-009-9114-8. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Oxyrhynchus Brandegee. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

Wikidata ☰ Q8009371 entry