Macroptilium Explained

Macroptilium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Species

Macroptilium is made up of 19 species segregated into two monophyletic sections.^{[1] [2]}

Section Macroptilium

• Macroptilium atropurpureum
• Macroptilium bracteatum
• Macroptilium erythroloma
• Macroptilium ecuadoriensis
• Macroptilium gracile
• Macroptilium lathyroides
• Macroptilium longepedunculatum
• Macroptilium monophyllum
• Macroptilium panduratum

Section Microcochle

• Macroptilium arenarium
• Macroptilium cochleatum
• Macroptilium fraternum
• Macroptilium gibbosifolium (Ortega) A. Delgado
• Macroptilium martii
• Macroptilium pedatum
• Macroptilium prostratum
• Macroptilium psammodes
• Macroptilium sabaraense
• Macroptilium supinum

External links

• USDA Plants Profile

Notes and References

1. Espert SM, Drewes SI, Burghardt AD . 2007 . Phylogeny of Macroptilium (Leguminosae): morphological, biochemical and molecular evidence . Cladistics . 23 . 2 . 119–129 . 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2006.00140.x . 85112562 . free . 34905850 . 11336/29387 . free .
2. Delgado-Salinas A, Lewis GP . 2008 . A new species of Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Phaseolinae) from North-Eastern Brazil . Kew Bull . 63 . 1 . 151–154 . 10.1007/s12225-007-9010-x . 2008KewBu..63..151D . 11603199 .