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Aeschynomene

The genus Aeschynomene is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Aeschynomene

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Aeschynomene abyssinica (A.Rich.) Vatke Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene acapulcensis Rose Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene acutangula Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene afraspera J.Leonard Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene americana L. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene amorphoides (S.Watson) Robinson Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene angolense Rossberg Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene aphylla Wild Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene aspera L. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene batekensis Troch. & Koechlin Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene baumii Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene bella Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene benguellensis Torre Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene bracteosa Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene bradei Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene brasiliana (Poir.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene brevifolia Poir. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene brevipes Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene bullockii J.Leonard Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene burttii Baker f. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene carichanica (Rudd) G.B. Rodr. & G. Agostini Accepted M TRO
Aeschynomene carvalhoi G.P.Lewis Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene chimanimaniensis Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene ciliata Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene compacta Rose Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene crassicaulis Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene cristata Vatke Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene curtisiae Johnston Accepted L ILDIS
Aeschynomene deamii Robinson & Bartlett Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene debilis Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene deightonii Hepper Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene denticulata Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene dimidiata Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene egena (J.F.Macbr.) Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene elaphroxylon (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene elegans Cham. & Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene evenia C.Wright Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene falcata (Poir.) DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene fascicularis Cham. & Schltdl. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene filosa Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene fluitans Peter Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene fluminensis Vell. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene foliolosa Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene fructipendula Abruzzi de Oliveira Accepted M TRO
Aeschynomene fulgida Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene gazensis Baker f. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene genistoides (Taub.) Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene glabrescens Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene glauca R.E.Fr. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene goetzei Harms Accepted L ILDIS
Aeschynomene gracilipes Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene gracilis Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene grandistipulata Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene guatemalensis (Standl. & Steyerm.) Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene heurckeana Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene hintonii Sandwith Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene histrix Poir. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene indica L. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene interrupta Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene inyangensis Wild Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene katangensis De Wild. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene kerstingii Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene langlassei Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene latericola Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene lateritia Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene laxiflora Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene leptophylla Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene leptostachya Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene lorentziana Bacigalupo & Vanni Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene lyonnetii Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene magna Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene marginata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene martii Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene maximistipulata Torre Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene mediocris Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene megalophylla Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene mimosifolia Vatke Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene minutiflora Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene mollicula Kunth Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene monteiroi Alf.Fern. & P.Bezerra Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene montevidensis Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene mossambicensis Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene mossoensis J.Leonard Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene multicaulis Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene nana Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene neglecta Hepper Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene nematopoda Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene nicaraguensis (Oerst.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene nilotica Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene nivea Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene nodulosa (Baker) Baker f. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene nyassana Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene nyikensis Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene oligophylla Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene oroboides Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene palmeri Rose Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene paniculata Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene paraguayensis Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pararubrofarinacea J.Leonard Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene parviflora Micheli Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene patula Poir. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene paucifolia Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene paucifoliolata Micheli Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene petraea Robinson Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pfundii Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pinetorum Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pleuronervia DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pluriarticulata G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene podocarpa Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pratensis Small Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pringlei Rose Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pseudoglabrescens Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pulchella Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene purpusii Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene pygmaea Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene racemosa Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene rehmannii Schinz Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene rhodesica Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene riedeliana Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene rivularis Frapp. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene rosei C.V.Morton Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene rostrata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene rubrofarinacea (Taub.) F.White Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene rubroviolacea J.Leonard Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene rudis Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene ruspoliana Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene sansibarica Taub. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene scabra G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene schimperi A.Rich. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene schindleri R.Vig. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene schliebenii Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene scoparia Kunth Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene selloi Vogel Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene semilunaris Hutch. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene sensitiva Sw. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene siifolia Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene simulans Rose Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene solitariiflora J.Leonard Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene sparsiflora Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene standleyi A.R.Molina Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene stipitata Burtt Davy Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene stipulosa Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene stolzii Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene tambacoundensis Berhaut Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene tenuirama Baker Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene tenuis Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene trigonocarpa Baker f. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene tsaratanensis Du Puy & Labat Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene tumbezensis J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene uniflora E.Mey. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene unijuga (M.E.Jones) Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene upembensis J.Leonard Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene venezolana (Rudd) G.B. Rodr. & G. Agostini Accepted M TRO
Aeschynomene venulosa Verdc. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene vigil Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene villosa Poir. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene virginica (L.) Britton & al. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene viscidula Michx. Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene vogelii Rudd Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene warmingii Micheli Accepted H ILDIS
Aeschynomene weberbaueri Ulbr. Accepted H ILDIS

Statistics

The Plant List includes 400 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Aeschynomene. Of these 161 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 47 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Aeschynomene. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 400 species names for the genus Aeschynomene recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 161 40.3%
Synonym 149 37.3%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 90 22.5%

All names

The status of the 447 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Aeschynomene recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 182 40.7%
Synonym 174 38.9%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 91 20.4%

A further 8 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 400 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Aeschynomene, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 156 130 0 0 286 71.5%
Medium confidence 3 17 0 0 20 5.0%
Low confidence 2 2 0 90 94 23.5%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Aeschynomene, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 158 131 0 0 8 297 74.3%
Tropicos 3 18 0 9 0 30 7.5%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 81 0 81 20.3%