Piptanthus
| Piptanthus | |
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| Piptanthus nepalensis, Nepal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Sophoreae |
| Genus: | Piptanthus Sweet (1828) |
| Species[1] | |
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| The range of Piptanthus.[2] | |
Piptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of shrubs native to the Himalayas, Tibet, Myanmar, and western China. They grow in montane grassland, thicket, and forest margins.[1]
The genus belongs to subfamily Faboideae.[3] It is most closely related to the genera Anagyris, Thermopsis (Asiatic spp.), and Vuralia.
Species
[edit]Piptanthus comprises the following species:[2][4][5][6]
- Piptanthus nepalensis is native to Burma,[7] Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal. It is a morphologically variable shrub; for a detailed description, see Piptanthus nepalensis.
- Piptanthus tomentosus is endemic to China. It can be distinguished from P. nepalensis by the coating of reddish hairs on its fruit.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Piptanthus Sweet. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- 1 2 Turner BL (1980). "Revision of the genus Piptanthus (Fabaceae: Thermopsideae)". Brittonia. 32 (3): 281–285. Bibcode:1980Britt..32..281T. doi:10.2307/2806715. JSTOR 2806715.
- ↑ "Piptanthus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Piptanthus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Piptanthus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Plant List entry for Piptanthus". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Piptanthus nepalensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ Piptanthus tomentosus. Flora of China.
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