Gigasiphon
| Gigasiphon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Tribe: | Cercideae[1] |
| Genus: | Gigasiphon Drake |
| Type species | |
| Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake | |
| Species | |
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3; see text. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Gigasiphon is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. The genus is circumscribed is defined by "a long-tubular hypanthium, an arborescent habit, and a calyx divided into two lobes."[1]
Species
Gigasiphon comprises the following species:[3][4][5]
- Gigasiphon gossweileri (Baker f.) Torre & Hillc.
- Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake
- Gigasiphon macrosiphon (Harms) Brenan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A. (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnL–trnF region". Botany 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
- ↑ Wunderlin RP. (2010). "Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)". Phytoneuron 48: 1–5.
- ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Gigasiphon". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Gigasiphon". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Plant List entry for Gigasiphon". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.