Ammodendron Explained

Ammodendron is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the family Fabaceae. It contains five species, which range from Iran through Central Asia to Xinjiang.^[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos ("sand") and δένδρον dendron ("tree").^[2]

Species

Ammodendron includes five accepted species:^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

• Ammodendron bifolium (Pall.) Yakovlev – Central Asia and Xinjiang
• Ammodendron conollyi Bunge ex Boiss.^[6] – Iran and Central Asia

• Ammodendron eichwaldii Ledeb. & C.A.Mey. – Central Asia

• Ammodendron karelinii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb. – Central Asia

• Ammodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss. – Iran

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21632-1 Ammodendron Fisch. ex DC.
2. Book: Jobling JA . A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . . 1991 . Oxford . 10 . 0-19-854634-3 .
3. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Ammodendron . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 14 May 2014 .
4. Web site: GRIN species records of Ammodendron . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . 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/20150924121942/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?530 . 2015-09-24 . dead .
5. Web site: The Plant List entry for Ammodendron . 2013 . . . 14 May 2014 .
6. Some sources treat Ammodendron conollyi as a synonym of Ammodendron karelinii.