Amicia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Dalbergieae
Genus: Amicia
Species: A. andicola – A. fimbriata – A. glandulosa – A. lobbiana – A. medicaginea – A. micrantha – A. zygomeris
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Amicia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 06. Reference page.

Name

Amicia Kunth

Type species: Amicia glandulosa Kunth.

Synonyms

Zygomeris DC.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: America
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panama, Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S. 1823–1824 ["1823"]. Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt. Tomus 6 (quarto ed.). 600 pp. Apud Gide filium, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 6: 511

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Amicia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Amicia. Published online. Accessed: Nov 06 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Amicia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 06.
Catalogue of Life: 2020 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

Amicia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863).[5]

References

Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowskie 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.
"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Amicia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Amicia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
Genaust H. (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2