Biology:Ammodendron
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Short description: Genus of legumes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Sophoreae |
| Genus: | Ammodendron Fisch. ex DC. (1825) |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ammodendron Fisch. ex DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ Jobling JA (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Some sources treat Ammodendron conollyi as a synonym of Ammodendron karelinii.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2637927 entry
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