Sunhangia elegans (formerly Ototropis elegans) is a shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae).[1][2][3] It is found in Asia (Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan). Infraspecific taxa include:[3]
- Sunhangia elegans var. elegans
- Sunhangia elegans var. handelii
- Sunhangia elegans var. nutans
Sunhangia elegans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Sunhangia |
Species: | S. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Sunhangia elegans | |
Varieties[1] | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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White morph
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sunhangia elegans (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Ototropis elegans (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b Ohashia, Hiroyoshi; Ohashia, Kazuaki (2012). "Ototropis, a Genus Separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae)" (PDF). Journal of Japanese Botany. 87. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
External links
edit- Media related to Ototropis elegans at Wikimedia Commons
- Desmodium elegans at eflora.org (Flora of China)