Adenanthera
| Adenanthera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Adenanthera L. (1753)[1] |
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Adenanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
According to Flora of Hong Kong (2008), the genus comprises ten species occurring in tropical Asia and the Pacific Islands, but only A. microsperma present in mainland China and Hong Kong.[3][4]
Species
As of March 2026, it contains the following 12 species:[2]
- Adenanthera abrosperma F. Muell.
- Adenanthera aglaosperma Alston, syn. Adenanthera bicolor (Sri Lanka)
- Adenanthera borneensis Brace ex Prain
- Adenanthera forbesii Gagnep.
- Adenanthera intermedia Merr. (Philippines)
- Adenanthera kostermansii I.C. Nielsen
- Adenanthera malayana Kosterm.
- Adenanthera mantaroa Villiers
- Adenanthera marina I.C. Nielsen
- Adenanthera microsperma Teijsm. & Binn.
- Adenanthera novoguineensis Baker f.
- Adenanthera pavonina L. - Coralwood (India)
References
- ^ "Adenanthera L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-05. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ^ a b Adenanthera L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Adenanthera L." HK Herbarium. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ "Adenanthera microsperma Teijsm. & Binn". HK Herbarium. Retrieved 2026-03-16.