Sophora L.
Distribution
Native to:
Afghanistan, Aldabra, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Manchuria, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mongolia, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Norfolk Is., North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Romania, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South China Sea, South Dakota, South European Russi, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Wyoming, Xinjiang, Zimbabwe
Extinct in:
Easter Is.
Introduced into:
Great Britain, Line Is., Mauritius, Peru, Rodrigues, Ukraine, West Siberia
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ammothamnus Bunge in J.G.C.Lehmann, Reliq. Bot.: 67 (1847)
- Cephalostigmaton (Yakovlev) Yakovlev in Trudy Leningradsk. Khim.-Farm. Inst. 21: 47 (1967)
- Echinosophora Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 37: 33 (1923)
- Edwardsia Salisb. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 9: 298 (1808)
- Edwarsia Dumort. in Anal. Fam. Pl.: 40 (1829), orth. var.
- Goebelia Bunge ex Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 2: 628 (1872)
- Keyserlingia Bunge ex Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 2: 629 (1872)
- Patrinia Raf. in J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 97 (1819), nom. illeg.
- Pseudosophora (DC.) Sweet in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 122 (1830), nom. superfl.
- Radiusia Rchb. in Consp. Regn. Veg.: 148 (1828)
- Vexibia Raf. in Neogenyton: 3 (1825)
- Vibexia Raf. in Atlantic J. 1: 144 (1832)
- Zanthyrsis Raf. in New Fl. 3: 84 (1838)
Accepted Species
- Sophora albescens (Rehder) C.Y.Ma
- Sophora albopetiolulata Leonard
- Sophora alopecuroides L.
- Sophora bakeri C.B.Clarke ex Prain
- Sophora benthamii Steenis
- Sophora brachygyna C.Y.Ma
- Sophora cassioides (F.Phil.) Sparre
- Sophora chathamica Cockayne
- Sophora chrysophylla (Salisb.) Seem.
- Sophora davidi (Franch.) Skeels
- Sophora denudata Bory
- Sophora dunii Prain
- Sophora exigua Craib
- Sophora fernandeziana (Phil.) Skottsb.
- Sophora flavescens Aiton
- Sophora franchetiana Dunn
- Sophora fraseri Benth.
- Sophora fulvida (Allan) Heenan & de Lange
- Sophora gibbosa (DC.) Yakovlev
- Sophora godleyi Heenan & de Lange
- Sophora howinsula (W.R.B.Oliv.) P.S.Green
- Sophora huamotensis Mattapha, Suddee & Rueangr.
- Sophora inhambanensis Klotzsch
- Sophora interrupta Bedd.
- Sophora jaubertii Spach
- Sophora koreensis Nakai
- Sophora leachiana M.E.Peck
- Sophora lehmannii (Bunge) Yakovlev
- Sophora linearifolia Griseb.
- Sophora longicarinata G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson
- Sophora longipes Merr.
- Sophora macnabiana (Graham) Skottsb.
- Sophora macrocarpa Sm.
- Sophora mangarevaensis H.St.John
- Sophora masafuerana (Phil.) Skottsb.
- Sophora microcarpa C.Y.Ma
- Sophora microphylla Aiton
- Sophora mollis (Royle) Graham ex Baker
- Sophora molloyi Heenan & de Lange
- Sophora moorcroftiana (Benth.) Benth. ex Baker
- Sophora nuttalliana B.L.Turner
- Sophora oblongata P.C.Tsoong
- Sophora pachycarpa Schrenk ex C.A.Mey.
- Sophora praetorulosa P.T.Li
- Sophora prostrata Buchanan
- Sophora raivavaeensis H.St.John
- Sophora rapaensis H.St.John
- Sophora reedeana (Phil.) Yakovlev
- Sophora saxicola Proctor
- Sophora songarica Schrenk
- Sophora stenophylla A.Gray
- Sophora tetraptera J.S.Muell.
- Sophora tomentosa L.
- Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep.
- Sophora toromiro (Phil.) Skottsb.
- Sophora velutina Lindl.
- Sophora violacea Thwaites
- Sophora wightii Baker
- Sophora xanthoantha C.Y.Ma
- Sophora yunnanensis C.Y.Ma
- Sophora zeylanica Trimen
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 2: 253.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl., ed.5: 175 (1754).
- Sp. Pl.: 373 (1753)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 175 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 373 (1753)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Legumes of the World Online
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