Brachypterum Explained

Brachypterum is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes eleven species, which range from the Indian Subcontinent through Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and eastern Australia.

Species

11 species are currently accepted:

• Brachypterum cumingii – Philippines
• Brachypterum eriocarpum – eastern Assam to Myanmar, southern China, Laos, and Vietnam
• Brachypterum involutum – Queensland and northeastern New South Wales
• Brachypterum koolgibberah – New Guinea and Queensland (Cook region)
• Brachypterum microphyllum – Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
• Brachypterum philippinense – Philippines
• Brachypterum pseudinvolutum – New Guinea
• Brachypterum robustum – India, Indochina, southern China, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi
• Brachypterum scandens – India, Indochina, south-central China, Malesia, New Guinea, Queensland, and New South Wales
• Brachypterum submontanum – eastern New Guinea
• Brachypterum thorelii – Laos and northern and northeastern Thailand