Strongylodon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 16 species of lianas native to the western Pacific, from the Philippines and Sulawesi to New Guinea, Queensland, and the south Pacific, and to Madagascar, Réunion, and the Comoro and Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. Typical habitats are tropical rain forest, thicket, or secondary vegetation, often in wetlands and near water. Some species can grow up to 40 meters long.[1] The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The most well-known species in the genus is Strongylodon macrobotrys, also known as jade vine.
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| Strongylodon macrobotrys | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Genus: | Strongylodon Vogel (1836) |
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Taxonomy edit
The genus was named by Julius Rudolph Theodor Vogel in 1836.[1] The genus name derives from strongylos "round", and odous "tooth",[2] referring to the rounded teeth of the jade vine's calyx.
Species edit
16 species are accepted:[1]
- Strongylodon archboldianus Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Strongylodon caeruleus Merr.
- Strongylodon celebicus S.F.Huang
- Strongylodon crassifolius Perkins
- Strongylodon craveniae R.Baron & Baker
- Strongylodon decipiens Verdc.
- Strongylodon elmeri Merr.
- Strongylodon juangonzalezii Hadsall, Alejado & Cajano[3]
- Strongylodon loheri S.F.Huang
- Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.) Seem.
- Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
- Strongylodon madagascariensis Baker
- Strongylodon pulcher C.B.Rob.
- Strongylodon ruber Vogel
- Strongylodon siderospermus Cordem.
- Strongylodon zschokkei Elmer
References edit
- ^ a b c d Strongylodon Vogel. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ στρογγύλος, ὀδούς in Liddell and Scott.
- ^ Hadsall, Annalee S.; Alejado, Michelle D.R.; Larona, Ariel R.; Lambio, Ivy Amor F. (18 October 2016). "Strongylodon juangonzalezii, a remarkable new species of Strongylodon (Fabaceae) from Mulanay, Quezon Province, Philippines". PhytoKeys (73): 1–12. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.73.10055. PMC 5109900. PMID 27872556.
External links edit
- About.com Houseplant Guide: Jade Vine—growing Strongylodon inside
- Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.) Seem. lucidcentral.org
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