Biology:Rothia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Rothia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Crotalarieae
Genus: Rothia
Pers. (1807), nom. cons.
Species

See text

Rothia distribution.svg
The range of Rothia
  •   Rothia hirsuta
  •   Rothia indica subsp. australis
  •   Rothia indica subsp. indica
Synonyms[1]
  • Dillwynia Roth (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Goetzea Rchb. (1828)
  • Harpelema J.Jacq. (1844)
  • Westonia Spreng. (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Xerocarpus Guill. & Perr. (1832)

Rothia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the tribe Crotalarieae of subfamily Faboideae, and comprises two species:[1][2][3][4]

  • Rothia hirsuta (Guill. & Perr.) Baker – sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
  • Rothia indica (L.) Druce – western and southern India, southeastern China, Laos and Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and northern Australia
    • subsp. australis A.E.Holland
    • subsp. indica (L.) Druce

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rothia Pers. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "A taxonomic revision of the genus Rothia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae)". Aust Syst Bot 21 (6): 422–430. 2008. doi:10.1071/SB08033. 
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Rothia". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Rothia&species~. Retrieved 12 March 2014. 
  4. USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Rothia". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?10556. Retrieved 12 March 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7370476 entry