Eysenhardtia

Eysenhardtia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of the genus are commonly known as Kidneywoods.[2]

Eysenhardtia
Eysenhardtia polystachya
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Eysenhardtia

Type species
Eysenhardtia polystachya
(Ortega) Sarg.
Species

13–14; see text.

Synonyms
  • Varennea DC.
  • Viborquia Ortega

Species

Eysenhardtia comprises the following species:[3][4][5]

  • Eysenhardtia adenostylis Baill.
  • Eysenhardtia drummondii Torr. & A. Gray
  • Eysenhardtia officinalis Cruz Durán & M. Sousa
  • Eysenhardtia orthocarpa (A.Gray) S.Watson—Tahitian Kidneywood
  • Eysenhardtia parvifolia Brandegee
  • Eysenhardtia peninsularis Brandegee
  • Eysenhardtia platycarpa Pennell & Saff.
  • Eysenhardtia polystachya (Ortega) Sarg.
  • Eysenhardtia punctata Pennell
  • Eysenhardtia schizocalyx Pennell
  • Eysenhardtia spinosa A. Gray—Spiny Kidneywood
  • Eysenhardtia subcoriacea Pennell
  • Eysenhardtia texana Scheele—Texas Kidneywood

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[4][5]

References

  1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  2. "PLANTS Profile for Eysenhardtia (kidneywood)". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Eysenhardtia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Eysenhardtia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. "The Plant List entry for Eysenhardtia". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.


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