| Aeschynomene | |
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| Aeschynomene fluitans | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Fabales | 
| Family: | Fabaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Faboideae | 
| Tribe: | Dalbergieae | 
| Genus: | Aeschynomene L. (1753)  | 
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aeschynomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.[2][3] They are known commonly as jointvetches. They range across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, south, southeast, and east Asia, and Australia.[1] These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are aquatic.[2]
The genus as currently circumscribed is paraphyletic and it has been suggested that the subgenus Ochopodium be elevated to a new genus within the Dalbergieae, though other changes will also be required to render the genus monophyletic.[2][3][4][5] Plants of the World Online currently accepts 114 species.[1]
Species
Aeschynomene comprises the following species:[6][7]
- Aeschynomene abyssinica (A. Rich.) Vatke
 - Aeschynomene acapulcensis Rose
 - Aeschynomene acutangula Baker
 - Aeschynomene afraspera J. Léonard
 - Aeschynomene americana L.—shyleaf
- var. americana L.
 - var. flabellata Rudd
 - var. glandulosa (Poir.) Rudd
 
 - Aeschynomene amorphoides (S. Watson) Robinson
 - Aeschynomene angolense Rossberg
 - Aeschynomene aphylla Wild
 - Aeschynomene aspera L.—sola, sola pith plant, laugauni
 - Aeschynomene batekensis Troch. & Koechlin
 - Aeschynomene baumii Harms
 - Aeschynomene bella Harms
 - Aeschynomene benguellensis Torre
 - Aeschynomene bracteosa Baker
 - Aeschynomene bradei Rudd
 - Aeschynomene brasiliana (Poir.) DC.
 - Aeschynomene brevifolia Poir.
 - Aeschynomene brevipes Benth.
 - Aeschynomene bullockii J. Léonard
 - Aeschynomene burttii Baker f.
 - Aeschynomene carvalhoi G.P. Lewis
 - Aeschynomene chimanimaniensis Verdc.
 - Aeschynomene ciliata Vogel
 - Aeschynomene compacta Rose
 - Aeschynomene crassicaulis Harms
 - Aeschynomene cristata Vatke—Malagasy jointvetch
- var. cristata Vatke
 - var. pubescens J. León
 
 - Aeschynomene curtisiae Johnston
 - Aeschynomene deamii Robinson & Bartlett
 - Aeschynomene debilis Baker
 - Aeschynomene deightonii Hepper
 - Aeschynomene denticulata Rudd
 - Aeschynomene dimidiata Baker
 - Aeschynomene egena (J.F. Macbr.) Rudd
 - Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Taub.—ambatch
 - Aeschynomene evenia C. Wright—shrubby jointvetch
- var. evenia C. Wright
 - var. serrulata Rudd
 
 - Aeschynomene falcata (Poir.) DC.—Australian jointvetch
 - Aeschynomene fascicularis Cham. & Schltdl.
 - Aeschynomene filosa Benth.
 - Aeschynomene fluitans Peter
 - Aeschynomene fluminensis Vell.
 - Aeschynomene foliolosa Rudd
 - Aeschynomene fulgida Baker
 - Aeschynomene gazensis Baker f.
 - Aeschynomene genistoides (Taub.) Rudd
 - Aeschynomene glabrescens Baker
 - Aeschynomene glauca R.E. Fr.
 - Aeschynomene goetzei Harms
 - Aeschynomene gracilipes Taub.
 - Aeschynomene gracilis Vogel—Puerto Rico jointvetch
 - Aeschynomene grandistipulata Harms
 - Aeschynomene guatemalensis (Standl. & Steyerm.) Rudd
 - Aeschynomene heurckeana Baker
 - Aeschynomene hintonii Sandwith
 - Aeschynomene histrix Poir.—porcupine jointvetch
- var. densiflora (Benth.) Rudd
 - var. histrix Poir.
 - var. incana (Vogel) Benth.
 
 - Aeschynomene indica L.—Indian jointvetch
 - Aeschynomene interrupta Benth.
 - Aeschynomene inyangensis Wild
 - Aeschynomene katangensis De Wild.
 - Aeschynomene kerstingii Harms
 - Aeschynomene langlassei Rudd
 - Aeschynomene latericola Verdc.
 - Aeschynomene lateritia Harms
 - Aeschynomene laxiflora Baker
 - Aeschynomene leptophylla Harms
 - Aeschynomene leptostachya Benth.
 - Aeschynomene lorentziana Bacigalupo & Vanni
 - Aeschynomene lyonnetii Rudd
 - Aeschynomene magna Rudd
 - Aeschynomene marginata Benth.
 - Aeschynomene martii Benth.
 - Aeschynomene maximistipulata Torre
 - Aeschynomene mediocris Verdc.
 - Aeschynomene megalophylla Harms
 - Aeschynomene micranthos (Poir.) DC.
 - Aeschynomene mimosifolia Vatke
 - Aeschynomene minutiflora Taub.
 - Aeschynomene mollicula Kunth
- var. breviflora Rudd
 - var. mollicula Kunth
 
 - Aeschynomene monteiroi Alf. Fern. & P. Bezerra
 - Aeschynomene montevidensis Vogel
 - Aeschynomene mossambicensis Verdc.
 - Aeschynomene mossoensis J. Léonard
 - Aeschynomene multicaulis Harms
 - Aeschynomene nana Rudd
 - Aeschynomene neglecta Hepper
 - Aeschynomene nematopoda Harms
 - Aeschynomene nicaraguensis (Oerst.) Standl.
 - Aeschynomene nilotica Taub.
 - Aeschynomene nivea Brandegee
 - Aeschynomene nodulosa (Baker) Baker f.
- var. glabrescens J. B. Gillett
 - var. nodulosa (Baker) Baker f.
 
 - Aeschynomene nyassana Taub.
 - Aeschynomene nyikensis Baker
 - Aeschynomene oligophylla Harms
 - Aeschynomene oroboides Benth.
 - Aeschynomene palmeri Rose
 - Aeschynomene paniculata Willd. ex Vogel—pannicle jointvetch
 - Aeschynomene paraguayensis Rudd
 - Aeschynomene pararubrofarinacea J. Léonard
 - Aeschynomene parviflora Micheli
 - Aeschynomene patula Poir.
 - Aeschynomene paucifolia Vogel
 - Aeschynomene paucifoliolata Micheli
 - Aeschynomene petraea Robinson
 - Aeschynomene pfundii Taub.
 - Aeschynomene pinetorum Brandegee
 - Aeschynomene pleuronervia DC.
 - Aeschynomene pluriarticulata G. Don
 - Aeschynomene podocarpa Vogel
 - Aeschynomene portoricensis Urb.[8]
 - Aeschynomene pratensis Small—meadow jointvetch
- var. caribaea Rudd
 - var. pratensis Small
 
 - Aeschynomene pringlei Rose
 - Aeschynomene pseudoglabrescens Verdc.
 - Aeschynomene pulchella Baker
 - Aeschynomene purpusii Brandegee
 - Aeschynomene pygmaea Baker
 - Aeschynomene racemosa Vogel
 - Aeschynomene rehmannii Schinz
- var. leptobotrya (Harms ex Baker f.) J. B. Gillett
 - var. rehmannii Schinz
 
 - Aeschynomene rhodesiaca Harms
 - Aeschynomene riedeliana Taub.
 - Aeschynomene rivularis Frapp.
 - Aeschynomene rosei C.V. Morton
 - Aeschynomene rostrata Benth.
 - Aeschynomene rubrofarinacea (Taub.) F. White
 - Aeschynomene rubroviolacea J. Léonard
 - Aeschynomene rudis Benth.—zigzag jointvetch
 - Aeschynomene ruspoliana Harms
 - Aeschynomene sansibarica Taub.
 - Aeschynomene scabra G. Don
 - Aeschynomene schimperi A. Rich.
 - Aeschynomene schindleri R. Vig.
 - Aeschynomene schliebenii Harms
- var. mossambicensis (Baker f.) Verdc.
 - var. schliebenii Harms
 
 - Aeschynomene scoparia Kunth
 - Aeschynomene selloi Vogel
 - Aeschynomene semilunaris Hutch.
 - Aeschynomene sensitiva Sw.—sensitive jointvetch
 - Aeschynomene siifolia Baker
 - Aeschynomene simulans Rose
 - Aeschynomene solitariiflora J. Léonard
 - Aeschynomene sparsiflora Baker
 - Aeschynomene standleyi A.R. Molina
 - Aeschynomene stipitata Burtt Davy
 - Aeschynomene stipulosa Verdc.
 - Aeschynomene stolzii Harms
 - Aeschynomene tambacoundensis Berhaut
 - Aeschynomene tenuirama Baker
 - Aeschynomene tenuis Griseb.
 - Aeschynomene trigonocarpa Baker f.
 - Aeschynomene tsaratanensis Du Puy & Labat
 - Aeschynomene tumbezensis J.F. Macbr.
 - Aeschynomene uniflora E. Mey.
 - Aeschynomene unijuga (M.E. Jones) Rudd
 - Aeschynomene upembensis J. Léonard
 - Aeschynomene venulosa Verdc.
 - Aeschynomene vigil Brandegee
 - Aeschynomene villosa Poir.
- var. longifolia (Micheli) Rudd
 - var. mexicana (Hemsl. & Rose) Rudd
 - var. villosa Poir.
 
 - Aeschynomene virginica (L.) Britton & al.—Virginia jointvetch
 - Aeschynomene viscidula Michx.
 - Aeschynomene vogelii Rudd
 - Aeschynomene warmingii Micheli
 - Aeschynomene weberbaueri Ulbr.
 
Formerly placed here
- Ctenodon elegans (as Aeschynomene elegans)
 
References
- 1 2 3 Aeschynomene L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
 - 1 2 3 Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): Delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
 - 1 2 Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
 - ↑ Chaintreuil C, Arrighi JF, Giraud E, Miché L, Moulin L, Dreyfus B, Munive-Hernández JA, Villegas-Hernandez MC, Béna G (2013). "Evolution of symbiosis in the legume genus Aeschynomene". New Phytol. 200 (4): 1247–59. doi:10.1111/nph.12424. PMID 23879229.
 - ↑ Ribeiro RA, Lavin M, Lemos-Filho JP, Mendonça-Filho CV, dos Santos FR, Lovato MB (2007). "The genus Machaerium (Leguminosae) is more closely related to Aeschynomene sect. Ochopodium than to Dalbergia: Inferences from combined sequence data". Syst Bot. 32 (4): 762–771. doi:10.1600/036364407783390700.
 - ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Aeschynomene". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
 - ↑ "GRIN species records of Aeschynomene". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Beltsville, Maryland: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
 - ↑ Some sources treat Aeschynomene portoricensis as a synonym of Aeschynomene gracilis.
 
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
 - USDA Plants Profile
 - Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Aeschynomene". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
 
 Data related to Aeschynomene at Wikispecies
 Media related to Aeschynomene at Wikimedia Commons
