Strongylodon
| Strongylodon | |
|---|---|
| File:Jade vine (70200).jpg | |
| Strongylodon macrobotrys | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Genus: | Strongylodon Vogel (1836) |
| Species[1] | |
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16; see text | |
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Strongylodon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 16 species of lianas native to the western Pacific, from the Philippines and Sulawesi to New Guinea, Queensland, and the south Pacific, and to Madagascar, Réunion, and the Comoro and Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. Typical habitats are tropical rain forest, thicket, or secondary vegetation, often in wetlands and near water. Some species can grow up to 40 meters long.[1] The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The most well-known species in the genus is Strongylodon macrobotrys, also known as jade vine.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus was named by Julius Rudolph Theodor Vogel in 1836.[1] The genus name derives from strongylos "round", and odous "tooth",[2] referring to the rounded teeth of the jade vine's calyx.
Species
[edit | edit source]16 species are accepted:[1]
- Strongylodon archboldianus Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Strongylodon caeruleus Merr.
- Strongylodon celebicus S.F.Huang
- Strongylodon crassifolius Perkins
- Strongylodon craveniae R.Baron & Baker
- Strongylodon decipiens Verdc.
- Strongylodon elmeri Merr.
- Strongylodon juangonzalezii Hadsall, Alejado & Cajano[3]
- Strongylodon loheri S.F.Huang
- Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.) Seem.
- Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
- Strongylodon madagascariensis Baker
- Strongylodon pulcher C.B.Rob.
- Strongylodon ruber Vogel
- Strongylodon siderospermus Cordem.
- Strongylodon zschokkei Elmer
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Strongylodon Vogel. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ στρογγύλος, ὀδούς in Liddell and Scott.
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External links
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- About.com Houseplant Guide: Jade Vine—growing Strongylodon inside Archived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.) Seem. lucidcentral.org
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