Sohmaea

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: Sohmaea
Species: S. barbaticaulis – S. diffusa – S. gracillima – S. hispida – S. lacei – S. laxiflora – S. teres – S. zonata
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sohmaea 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 19. Reference page.

Name

Sohmaea H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi, J. Jap. Bot. 93(3): 159 (2018)

Type species: Sohmaea laxiflora H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi, (2018)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Desmodium sect. Angustistipulosa H.Ohashi Ginkgoana 1: 9. (1973)
Heterotypic
Uraria subgen. Desmodiastrum Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 15. (1925)
Type: Uraria henryi Schindl. = Sohmaea hispida (Franch.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi, (2018)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Asia
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced into:
Benin, Burkina, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

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

Ohashi, H. & Ohashi, K. 2018. Sohmaea, a new genus of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(3): 155–164. ResearchGate Reference page.

Additional references

Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Ikeda, T., Izumi, H., Kobayashi, H., Muragaki, H., Nata, K., Sato, N. & Suzuki, M. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(3): 165-189. ResearchGate Reference page.
Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Abe, C., Kotani, H., Nata, K., Ohtake, H. & Yamamoto, K., 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae 2. two new genera separated from Desmodium and two new combinations in Grona and Sohmaea. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(5): 293-306. ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sohmaea 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 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Sohmaea. Published online. Accessed: Nov 19 2020.

Sohmaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1]

Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia.[1]

Species:[1]

Sohmaea barbaticaulis (Iokawa, T.Nemoto, J.Murata & H.Ohashi) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Sohmaea diffusa (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Sohmaea gracillima (Hemsl.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Sohmaea hispida (Franch.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Sohmaea lacei (Schindl.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Sohmaea laxiflora (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Sohmaea teres (Wall. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Sohmaea zonata (Miq.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

References

"Sohmaea H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 September 2021.