Piliostigma

Piliostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae[2] and the tribe Bauhinieae.[3]

Piliostigma
Piliostigma malabaricum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Cercidoideae
Genus: Piliostigma
Hochst.
Type species
Piliostigma reticulatum
(DC.) Hochst.
Species

6; see text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Elayuna Raf.
  • Locellaria Welw.

Species

Piliostigma comprises the following species:[4][5][6]

  • Piliostigma foveolatum (Dalzell) Thoth.
  • Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth.—Purple Orchid Tree
  • Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.) Hochst.
  • Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.) Milne-Redh.
  • Piliostigma tortuosum (Collett & Hemsl.) Thoth.

References
  1. Wunderlin RP (2010). "Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 48: 1–5.
  2. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  3. 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.
  4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Piliostigma". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Piliostigma". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. "The Plant List entry for Piliostigma". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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