Rothia (plant)

Rothia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Crotalarieae
Genus: Rothia
Pers. (1807), nom. cons.
Species

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The range of Rothia
  •   Rothia hirsuta
  •   Rothia indica subsp. australis
  •   Rothia indica subsp. indica
Synonyms[1]
  • Dillwynia Roth (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Goetzea Rchb. (1828)
  • Harpelema J.Jacq. (1844)
  • Westonia Spreng. (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Xerocarpus Guill. & Perr. (1832)

Rothia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the tribe Crotalarieae of subfamily Faboideae, and comprises two species:[1][2][3][4]

  • Rothia hirsuta (Guill. & Perr.) Baker – sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
  • Rothia indica (L.) Druce – western and southern India, southeastern China, Laos and Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and northern Australia
    • subsp. australis A.E.Holland
    • subsp. indica (L.) Druce

References

  1. ^ a b Rothia Pers. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Boatwright JS, Tilney PM, Van Wyk B-E (2008). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Rothia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae)". Aust Syst Bot. 21 (6): 422–430. doi:10.1071/SB08033. S2CID 4005684.
  3. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Rothia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Rothia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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