Pterodon (plant)

Pterodon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Pterodon
Pterodon pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Tribe: Dipterygeae
Genus: Pterodon
Vogel
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Commilobium Benth.

Pterodon can be distinguished from other members of the Dipterygeae as follows:

the leaf rachis is exalate, the fruit is a cryptosamara with oil glands in the epicarp, the seed testa is smooth and the raphe is apparent, with the hilum in a lateral position covered by an aril and a smooth embryo.[1]

Species

It contains only two species:[2][3]

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References
  1. Gonçalves Leite V, Freitas Mansano V, Pádua Teixeira S (2014). "Floral ontogeny in Dipterygeae (Fabaceae) reveals new insights into one of the earliest branching tribes in papilionoid legumes". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (4): 529–550. doi:10.1111/boj.12158.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Pterodon". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Pterodon". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.


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