Ebenus

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: Hedysareae
Genus: Ebenus
Species: E. argentea – E. armitagei – E. barbigera – E. boissieri – E. bourgaei – E. cappadocica – E. cretica – E. depressa – E. haussknechtii – E. hirsuta – E. lagopus – E. laguroides – E. longipes – E. macrophylla – E. pinnata – E. pisidica – E. plumosa – E. reesei – E. sibthorpii – E. stellata – E. zekiyeae

Name

Ebenus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 764 (1753).

Type species: Ebenus cretica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 764 (1753) (by monotypy)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Ebenidium Jaub. & Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 19: 162 (1843).
Type species: Ebenidium lagopus Jaub. & Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 19: 163 (1843).

Homonyms

Ebenus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 408 (1891) (= Diospyros L.).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Greece, Kriti.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
Afghanistan, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Turkey.
Regional: Arabian Peninsula
Oman.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Indian Subcontinent
India, Pakistan, West Himalaya.

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

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 764. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ebenus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ebenus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 03 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Ebenus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb 03.
Hassler, M. 2021. Ebenus. 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 Feb 03. Reference page.

Vernacular names
العربية: جردان
čeština: Růžojetel

Ebenus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
Species

Ebenus abyssinica
Ebenus acapulcensis
Ebenus acuminata
Ebenus albens
Ebenus andamanica
Ebenus andersonii
Ebenus argentea
Ebenus armitagei
Ebenus barbigera
Ebenus boisseri
Ebenus boissieri
Ebenus bourgaei
Ebenus bourgeaui
Ebenus brexifolia
Ebenus candidus
Ebenus capensis
Ebenus cappadocica
Ebenus caribaea
Ebenus cauliflora
Ebenus cilicica
Ebenus compacta
Ebenus confertiflora
Ebenus cordata
Ebenus cretica
Ebenus creticus
Ebenus depressa
Ebenus diffusa
Ebenus elliptica
Ebenus erinacea
Ebenus fasciculosa
Ebenus ferruginea
Ebenus foliosa
Ebenus geminata
Ebenus grisebachii
Ebenus haussknechtii
Ebenus hemicyclodes
Ebenus hilairei
Ebenus hillebrandi
Ebenus hirsuta
Ebenus hirta
Ebenus humilis
Ebenus inconstans
Ebenus intricata
Ebenus lagopus
Ebenus laguroides
Ebenus lamponga
Ebenus lancea
Ebenus lanceolata
Ebenus laurina
Ebenus leucomelas
Ebenus longipes
Ebenus macrophylla
Ebenus maingayi
Ebenus major
Ebenus mannii
Ebenus melanida
Ebenus mellinoni
Ebenus micrantha
Ebenus molucca
Ebenus montbretii
Ebenus motleyi
Ebenus mualata
Ebenus myristicodes
Ebenus myristicoides
Ebenus myrmecocalyx
Ebenus myrmecocarpa
Ebenus natalensis
Ebenus nigrescens
Ebenus oblongifolia
Ebenus obovata
Ebenus ovalifolia
Ebenus pavonii
Ebenus pinnata
Ebenus pinnatus
Ebenus pisidica
Ebenus plumosa
Ebenus pogonotropis
Ebenus punctata
Ebenus quiloensis
Ebenus reesei
Ebenus reesi
Ebenus reticulata
Ebenus rufa
Ebenus ruminata
Ebenus salicifolia
Ebenus sandwicensis
Ebenus sericea
Ebenus seychellarum
Ebenus sibthorpii
Ebenus stellata
Ebenus stellatus
Ebenus stipulacea
Ebenus tesselaria
Ebenus teysmannii
Ebenus vieillardii

References

Encyclopedia of Life entry
GBIF entry