Aotus

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: Mirbelieae
Genus: Aotus
Species: A. carinata – A. coccinea – A. cordifolia – A. ericoides – A. franklandii – A. genistoides – A. gracillima – A. intermedia – A. lanea – A. lanigera – A. mollis – A. passerinoides – A. phylicoides – A. procumbens – A. preissii – A. subglauca – A. subspinescens – A. tietkensii
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Aotus Sm., 1805
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

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

Smith, J.E., 1805. Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 504

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Aotus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Aotus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 09 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Aotus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 09.
Hassler, M. 2021. Aotus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 09. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Aotus is an Australian genus of flowering plants, within the legume family Fabaceae. Aotus species, together with other species of the tribe Mirbelieae, are often called golden peas because of their distinctive small yellow flowers. They are endemic to Australia, occurring in all states except the Northern Territory. Aotus are evergreen species. Some are widely cultivated by gardeners for their ornamental value.

Species

Aotus comprises the following species:[1][2][3]

Aotus carinata Meissner
Aotus cordifolia Benth.
Aotus ericoides (Vent.) G.Don
Aotus genistoides Turcz.
Aotus gracillima Meissner
Aotus intermedia Meissner
Aotus lanigera Benth.
Aotus mollis Benth.
Aotus passerinoides Meissner
Aotus phylicoides Benth.
Aotus procumbens Meissner
Aotus subglauca Blakeley & McKie
Aotus subspinescens (Benth.) Crisp
Aotus tietkensii F.Muell.

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[2][3]

Aotus coccinea Dum.Cours.
Aotus diffusa C.A. Gardner
Aotus dillwynioides Meisn.
Aotus drummondii T.Moore
Aotus franklandii Chappill & C.F.Wilkins
Aotus gracilis Loudon
Aotus lanea Chappill & C.F.Wilkins
Aotus preissii Meisn.
var. leiophylla (Meisn.) Meisn.
var. preissii Meisn.
Aotus prosacris Chappill & C.F.Wilkins
Aotus virgata Sieber ex DC.
Aotus wuerthii Regel

References

"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Aotus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Aotus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
"The Plant List entry for Aotus". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2017.