Strongylodon
Strongylodon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The most well-known species of this genus is Strongylodon macrobotrys, also known as jade vine.
Strongylodon | |
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Strongylodon macrobotrys | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
Genus: | Strongylodon Vogel (1936) |
Species | |
S. archboldianus |
Taxonomy
The genus is named by Asa Gray in 1854 describing the jade vine discovered a decade earlier by members of the United States Exploring Expedition led by U.S. Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes in Mount Makiling, Luzon; although Gray did not join the voyage himself. The genus name derives from strongylos "round", and odous "tooth",[1] referring to the rounded teeth of the jade vine's calyx.
Species
- Strongylodon archboldianus Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Strongylodon caeruleus Merr.
- Strongylodon celebicus Huang
- Strongylodon crassifolius Perkins
- Strongylodon craveniae R.Baron & Baker
- Strongylodon decipiens Verdc.
- Strongylodon elmeri Merr.
- Strongylodon juangonzalezii Hadsall, Alejado & Cajano[2]
- Strongylodon loheri Huang
- Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.) Seem.
- Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
- Strongylodon madagascariensis Baker
- Strongylodon pulcher C.B.Rob.
- Strongylodon ruber Vogel
- Strongylodon zschokkei Elmer
References
- στρογγύλος, ὀδούς in Liddell and Scott.
- Hadsall, Annalee S.; Alejado, Michelle D.R.; Larona, Ariel R.; Lambio, Ivy Amor F. (18 October 2016). "Strongylodon juangonzalezii, a remarkable new species of Strongylodon (Fabaceae) from Mulanay, Quezon Province, Philippines". PhytoKeys. 73: 1–12. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.73.10055.
External links
- About.com Houseplant Guide: Jade Vine—growing Strongylodon inside
- Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.) Seem. lucidcentral.org

