Sunhangia elegans

Sunhangia elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Sunhangia
Species:
S. elegans
Binomial name
Sunhangia elegans
Varieties[1]
  • Sunhangia elegans var. elegans
  • Sunhangia elegans var. handelii (Schindl.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
  • Sunhangia elegans var. nutans (Graham) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Synonyms[1]
  • Desmodium elegans DC.
  • Meibomia elegans (DC.) Kuntze
  • Ototropis elegans (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Sunhangia elegans (formerly Ototropis elegans) is a shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae).[1][2][3] It is found in Asia (Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan). Infraspecific taxa include:[3]

  • Sunhangia elegans var. elegans
  • Sunhangia elegans var. handelii
  • Sunhangia elegans var. nutans
  • White morph
    White morph

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sunhangia elegans (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Ototropis elegans (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Ohashia, Hiroyoshi; Ohashia, Kazuaki (2012). "Ototropis, a Genus Separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae)" (PDF). Journal of Japanese Botany. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.


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