Eysenhardtia Explained

Eysenhardtia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Members of the genus are commonly known as kidneywoods.^[1]

Species

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

• Eysenhardtia adenostylis Baill.

• Eysenhardtia drummondii Torr. & A. Gray
• Eysenhardtia officinalis Cruz Durán & M. Sousa

• Eysenhardtia orthocarpa (A.Gray) S.Watson—Tahitian kidneywood
• Eysenhardtia parvifolia Brandegee
• Eysenhardtia peninsularis Brandegee
• Eysenhardtia platycarpa Pennell & Saff.
• Eysenhardtia polystachya (Ortega) Sarg.
• Eysenhardtia punctata Pennell

• Eysenhardtia schizocalyx Pennell
• Eysenhardtia spinosa A. Gray—spiny kidneywood
• Eysenhardtia subcoriacea Pennell
• Eysenhardtia texana Scheele—Texas kidneywood

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:

• Eysenhardtia spinosa Engelm.

Notes and References

1. Web site: PLANTS Profile for Eysenhardtia (kidneywood) . PLANTS Database . United States Department of Agriculture . 24 September 2009 .
2. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Eysenhardtia . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 7 July 2014 .
3. Web site: GRIN species records of Eysenhardtia . USDA . USDA . Agricultural Research Service . ARS . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 7 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081015003604/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4591 . 15 October 2008 . dead .
4. Web site: The Plant List entry for Eysenhardtia . 2013 . . . 7 July 2014 .