Cochliasanthus

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: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Phaseolinae
Genus: Cochliasanthus
Species: C. caracalla
Name

Cochliasanthus Trew, Pl. Rar. 1: 41. 1764.

Type species: C. caracalla (L.) Trew

Synonyms

Homotypic
Caracalla Tod. ex Lemaire, Ill. Hort. 9: Misc. 13. 1862.
Phaseolus sect. Caracallae DC., Prodr. 2: 390. 1825.
Phaseolus sect. Cochliasanthus (Trew) Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 677. 1926.
Vigna sect. Caracallae (DC.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier, Taxon 27(2–3): 201. 1978.
Vigna subg. Cochliasanthus (Trew) Verdc., Kew Bull. 24(3): 552. 1970.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador.
Regional: Brazil
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central.
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.
Introduced into:
Dominican Republic, India, Jawa, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sri Lanka

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

Trew, C.J. 1764. Plantae rariores quas maximam partem ipse in Horto domestico Coluit secundum notas suas examinavit et breviter explicavit nec non depingendas aerique incidendas I. 14 S., Taf. I–X : Ill. [Kupferstiche (Copper engravings)]. Launoy, [Norimbergae]. Latin. Goethe-Universität FrankfurtOpen access Biblioteca DigitalOpen access Reference page. : 1 41.

Additional references

Delgado Salinas, A., Thulin, M., Pasquet, R.S., Weeden, N. & Lavin, M. 2011. Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: The names and identities of the American segregate genera. American Journal of Botany 98(10): 1694–1715. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100069 PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cochliasanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cochliasanthus. Published online. Accessed: May 18 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cochliasanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 May 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Cochliasanthus. 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 online. Accessed: 2021 May 18. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cochliasanthus. Accessed: 18 May 2021.