Aphyllodium

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: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Aphyllodium
Species: A. australiense – A. beardii – A. biarticulatum – A. glossocarpum – A. hispidum – A. latifolium – A. parvifolium – A. stylosanthoides –
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Aphyllodium (DC.) Gagnep., 1916

Basionym
Dicerma sect. Aphyllodium DC.

Synonyms

Dicerma DC.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical Asia to N. Australia
Cambodia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

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

Gagnepain, F., 1916. Notulae Systematicae (Paris), 3: 254

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aphyllodium 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 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Aphyllodium. Published online. Accessed: Nov 17 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Aphyllodium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 17.
Catalogue of Life: 2020 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

Aphyllodium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of the genus are found in various parts of Australia, South Asia, Southeastern Asia, and south China.[1]
References

Ohashi H. (1997). "Aphyllodium (DC.) Gagnep. instead of Dicerma DC. (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae: Desmodieae)". Taiwania. 42: 142–148.