Amorpha (Fabaceae)

Amorpha fruticosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Amorpheae
Genus: Amorpha
Species: A. apiculata – A. californica – A. canescens – A. confusa – A. crenulata – A. fruticosa – A. georgiana – A. glabra – A. herbacea – A. laevigata – A. nana – A. nitens – A. ouachitensis – A. paniculata – A. roemeriana – A. schwerinii
Nothospecies: A. × notha

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Amorpha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 6. Reference page.

Name

Amorpha L., Sp. Pl. 2: 713 (1753).

• Type species: A. fruticosa L.

Synonyms

• Bonafidia Neck. in Elem. Bot. 3: 46 (1790), opus utique oppr.
• Monosemeion Raf. in Autik. Bot.: 82 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming Introduced into: Albania, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, Manchuria, New York, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russia, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 713

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Amorpha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Amorpha. Published online. Accessed: Oct 25 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Amorpha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct 2020.

Vernacular names

čeština: netvařec
suomi: Sulkapensaat
հայերեն: Անձևի, ամորֆա, կեղծ լեղակենի
русский: Аморфа
slovenčina: beztvarec

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