Ammodendron

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Ammodendron
Ammodendron sp Baikonur 006.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Ammodendron
Fisch. ex DC.
Species

5–10; see text.

Ammodendron is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos ("sand") and δένδρον dendron ("tree").[1]

Species[]

Ammodendron comprises the following species:[2][3][4]

  • (Pall.) Yakovlev
  • Boiss.[5]
  • Ledeb.
  • Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
  • (Fernald) A. Heller

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status[]

The status of the following species is unresolved:[4]

  • Ammodendron caspium Eichw.
  • Ammodendron karelini Bunge
  • Ammodendron lehmanni Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Ammodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Ammodendron zablotskii Fischer & Mey. ex Kar.

References[]

  1. ^ Jobling JA (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
  2. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Ammodendron". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Ammodendron". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The Plant List entry for Ammodendron". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. ^ Some sources treat Ammodendron conollyi as a synonym of Ammodendron karelinii.

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