| Aeschynomene | |
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| Aeschynomene fluitans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Dalbergieae |
| Genus: | Aeschynomene L. (1753) |
| Species | |
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114; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aeschynomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.[2][3] They are known commonly as jointvetches. They range across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, south, southeast, and east Asia, and Australia.[1] These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are aquatic.[2]
The genus as currently circumscribed is paraphyletic and it has been suggested that the subgenus Ochopodium be elevated to a new genus within the Dalbergieae, though other changes will also be required to render the genus monophyletic.[2][3][4][5] Plants of the World Online currently accepts 114 species.[1]
- ^ a b c Aeschynomene L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Lavinwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Cardosowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Chaintreuil C, Arrighi JF, Giraud E, Miché L, Moulin L, Dreyfus B, Munive-Hernández JA, Villegas-Hernandez MC, Béna G (2013). "Evolution of symbiosis in the legume genus Aeschynomene". New Phytol. 200 (4): 1247–59. doi:10.1111/nph.12424. PMID 23879229.
- ^ Ribeiro RA, Lavin M, Lemos-Filho JP, Mendonça-Filho CV, dos Santos FR, Lovato MB (2007). "The genus Machaerium (Leguminosae) is more closely related to Aeschynomene sect. Ochopodium than to Dalbergia: Inferences from combined sequence data". Syst Bot. 32 (4): 762–771. doi:10.1600/036364407783390700.