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Aeschynomene (jointvetch)

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Aeschynomene was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Aeschynomene aspera.

It was assigned to Leguminosae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species
A. americana, A. arborea, A. aspera (type species), A. indica, A. sesban, A. tertiara
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. bolivianum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Aeschynomene Linnaeus
1976Aeschynomene Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusAeschynomene

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Aeschynomene Linnaeus 1753 [jointvetch]
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Aeschynomene americana Linnaeus 1753
Aeschynomene arborea Linnaeus 1753
Aeschynomene aspera Linnaeus 1753
Aeschynomene indica Linnaeus 1753
Aeschynomene sesban Linnaeus 1753
†Aeschynomene tertiara Prakash 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available