Aenictophyton Explained

Aenictophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It contains two species which are endemic to Australia.^[1]

It was first described in 1973 by Alma Theodora Lee.^[2]

Species

Two species are accepted:^{[1] [3] [4]}

• Aenictophyton anomalum (F.Muell.) I.Thomps.
• Aenictophyton reconditum A.T.Lee

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21588-1 Aenictophyton A.T.Lee
2. Lee, A.T. (1973), A new genus of Papilionaceae and related Australian genera. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(7): 412-430 [422]
3. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Aenictophyton . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 15 January 2017.
4. Web site: GRIN species records of Aenictophyton . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 15 January 2017.