Lysiphyllum

Lysiphyllum
Lysiphyllum hookeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cercideae[1]
Genus: Lysiphyllum
(Benth.) deWit
Type species
Lysiphyllum cunninghamii
(Benth.) de Wit
Species

8; see text.

Synonyms[2]
  • Bracteolanthus de Wit

Lysiphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae. It was formerly treated as part of the genus Bauhinia, but recent molecular phylogenetic analysis confirms that Lysiphyllum is a distinct genus from Bauhinia.[1] [3][4][5][6]

Species

Lysiphyllum comprises the following species:[7][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnLtrnF region". Botany. 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
  2. Wunderlin RP. (2010). "Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 48: 1–5.
  3. "Lysiphyllum" (Online, at kew.org). Legumes of the World. London, England: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. Bruneau A, Forest F, Herendeen PS, Klitgaard BB, Lewis GP (2001). "Phylogenetic Relationships in the Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) as Inferred from Chloroplast trnL Intron Sequences". Syst Bot. 26 (3): 487–514. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.3.487.
  5. Herendeen PS, Bruneau A, Lewis GP (2003). "Phylogenetic relationships in caesalpinioid legumes: a preliminary analysis based on morphological and molecular data". In Klitgaard BB, Bruneau A. Advances in Legume Systematics, Part 10: Higher Level Systematics. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 37–62. ISBN 1-84246-054-4.
  6. Bruneau A, Mercure M, Lewis GP, Herendeen PS (2008). "Phylogenetic patterns and diversification in the caesalpinioid legumes". Botany. 86 (7): 697–718. doi:10.1139/b08-058.
  7. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Lysiphyllum". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  8. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Lysiphyllum". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  9. "The Plant List entry for Lysiphyllum". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.


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