Brachypterum is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes eleven species, which range from the Indian Subcontinent through Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and eastern Australia.[1]
| Brachypterum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Brachypterum (Wight & Arn.) Benth. (1837), nom. cons. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Solori Adans. (1763), nom. rej. | |
Species
edit11 species are currently accepted:[1]
- Brachypterum cumingii (Benth.) Adema & Sirich. – Philippines
- Brachypterum eriocarpum (F.C.How) Adema & Sirich. – eastern Assam to Myanmar, southern China, Laos, and Vietnam
- Brachypterum involutum (Sprague) Adema & Sirich. – Queensland and northeastern New South Wales
- Brachypterum koolgibberah (F.M.Bailey) Adema & Sirich. – New Guinea and Queensland (Cook region)
- Brachypterum microphyllum Miq. – Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
- Brachypterum philippinense (Merr.) Adema & Sirich. – Philippines
- Brachypterum pseudinvolutum (Verdc.) Adema & Sirich. – New Guinea
- Brachypterum robustum (Roxb. ex DC.) Dalzell & A.Gibson – India, Indochina, southern China, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi
- Brachypterum scandens (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Miq. – India, Indochina, south-central China, Malesia, New Guinea, Queensland, and New South Wales
- Brachypterum submontanum (Verdc.) Adema & Sirich. – eastern New Guinea
- Brachypterum thorelii (Gagnep.) Adema & Sirich. – Laos and northern and northeastern Thailand
References
edit- ^ a b c Brachypterum (Wight & Arn.) Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 July 2023.