Thermopsis

Thermopsis
Thermopsis rhombifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae[1]
Genus: Thermopsis
R.Br.
Species

30–35; see text.

Thermopsis is a genus of legumes, native to temperate North America and east Asia.[2] They are herbaceous perennials and are known as goldenbanners.[2]

Species

Thermopsis comprises the following species:[3][4][5][6]

  • Thermopsis alpina (Pall.) Ledeb.
  • Thermopsis alterniflora Regel & Schmalh.
  • Thermopsis barbata Benth.
  • Thermopsis bargusinensis Czefr.
  • Thermopsis californica S. Watson—western North America
    • var. argentata (Greene) C.J.Chen & B.L.Turner
    • var. californica S. Watson
  • Thermopsis chinensis S. Moore
  • Thermopsis dahurica Czefr.
  • Thermopsis divaricarpa A. Nelson—Rocky Mountains of North America
  • Thermopsis dolichocarpa V.A. Nikitin
  • Thermopsis fraxinifolia (Torr. & A. Gray) M.A. Curtis—eastern North America
  • Thermopsis gracilis Howell—western North America
  • Thermopsis gyirongensis S.Q. Wei
  • Thermopsis inflata Cambess.
  • Thermopsis jacutica Czefr.
  • Thermopsis lanceolata R. Br.
    • var. glabra (Czefr.) Kurbatski
    • var. lanceolata R. Br.
  • Thermopsis longicarpa N. Ulziykh.
  • Thermopsis lupinoides (L.) Link—Siberia to Japan[7][8][9]
  • Thermopsis macrophylla Hook. & Arn.—western North America
  • Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) A. Gray—eastern North America
  • Thermopsis mongolica Czefr.
  • Thermopsis montana Torr. & A. Gray—Rocky Mountains of North America
    • var. montana Torr. & A. Gray
    • var. ovata (Piper) St.John
  • Thermopsis przewalskii Czefr.
  • Thermopsis rhombifolia (Pursh) Richardson—Rocky Mountains of North America
  • Thermopsis robusta Howell—western North America
  • Thermopsis schischkinii Czefr.[10]
  • Thermopsis smithiana E. Peter
  • Thermopsis turcica Kit Tan & al.
  • Thermopsis turkestanica Gand.
  • Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G. Schub.—eastern North America
  • Thermopsis yunnanensis (Franch.) P.C. Li
  • Thermopsis yushuensis S.Q. Wei

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[6]

References

  1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M. (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley AS. (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas".
  3. Chen CJ, Mendenhall MG, Turner BL. (1994). "Taxonomy of Thermopsis (Fabaceae) in North America". Ann Missouri Bot Gard 81 (4): 714–742. doi:10.2307/2399917. JSTOR 2399917.
  4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Thermopsis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Thermopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "The Plant List entry for Thermopsis". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  7. "Thermopsis lupinoides". CalPhotos. UC Regents. 1995–2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  8. "Thermopsis lupinoides (L.) Link.". Plants for a Future.
  9. "Thermopsis lupinoides (L.) Link.". Germplasm Resources Information Network.
  10. Some sources treat Thermopsis schischkinii as a synonym of Thermopsis mongolica.