Pterodon

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: Dipterygeae
Genus: Pterodon
Species: P. abruptus – P. apparicioi – P. emarginatus
Name

Pterodon Vogel, 1837

Type species: Pterodon emarginatus Vogel.

Synonyms

Commilobium Benth.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

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

Vogel, T., 1837. Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 11: 384

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pterodon in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Pterodon. Published online. Accessed: Nov 25 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Pterodon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Nov 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

Pterodon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Pterodon can be distinguished from other members of the Dipterygeae as follows:

the leaf rachis is exalate, the fruit is a cryptosamara with oil glands in the epicarp, the seed testa is smooth and the raphe is apparent, with the hilum in a lateral position covered by an aril and a smooth embryo.[1]

Species

It contains only two species:[2][3]

Pterodon abruptus (Moric.) Benth.
Pterodon emarginatus Vogel

References

Gonçalves Leite V, Freitas Mansano V, Pádua Teixeira S (2014). "Floral ontogeny in Dipterygeae (Fabaceae) reveals new insights into one of the earliest branching tribes in papilionoid legumes". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (4): 529–550. doi:10.1111/boj.12158.
"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Pterodon". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Pterodon". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.