Fabaceae
Sunhangia

Sunhangia elegans (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

First published in J. Jap. Bot. 94: 288 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Central China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Japan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Grierson, A.J.C. [1332], Bhutan Desmodium elegans K000477693 No
Grierson, A.J.C. [4509], Bhutan Desmodium elegans K000477694 No
Cave, G.H. [s.n.], India Desmodium elegans K000477696 No
Rodin, R.J. [5589], Pakistan Desmodium elegans K000511833 No
Stewart, R.R. [2063], India Desmodium elegans K000511834 No
Ellis, R.P. [68], India Desmodium elegans K000511836 No
Drummond, J.R. [968], India Desmodium elegans K000511838 No
Saunders, E.M. [s.n.], Pakistan Desmodium elegans K000511835 No
Drummond, J.R. [23775], India Desmodium elegans K000511837 No
Cave, G.H. [s.n.], India Desmodium elegans K000477697 No
Grierson, A.J.C. [4509], Bhutan Desmodium elegans K000477695 No
Simmons [s.n.], China Ototropis elegans K000556881 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images