Euchresta Explained

Euchresta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.^[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species native to eastern and southeastern Asia, from the eastern Himalayas to Indochina, southern China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Malesia.^[2]

Species

Euchresta comprises the following species:^{[3] [4] [2]}

• Euchresta formosana (Hayata) Ohwi

• Euchresta horsfieldii (Lesch.) Benn.
• Euchresta japonica Hook.f. ex Regel

• Euchresta tubulosa Dunn
  • var. longiracemosa (S.Lee & H.Q.Wen) C.Chen
  • var. tubulosa Dunn

Hybrids

The following hybrids have been described:^[5]

• ×Euchresta strigillosa C.Y.Wu

Notes and References

1. Book: Oscar Nelson Allen . 1981 . The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation . . 9780299084004 . Euchresta Benn. . 280 . https://books.google.com/books?id=6gUXRNc6sDoC&pg=PA280.
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:22400-1 Euchresta Benn.
3. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Euchresta . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 14 May 2014 .
4. Web site: GRIN species records of Euchresta . USDA . USDA . Agricultural Research Service . ARS . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 14 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115150/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4485 . 24 September 2015 . dead .
5. Web site: The Plant List entry for Euchresta . 2013 . . . 14 May 2014 .