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

Classification

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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.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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?
Jan 1, 1973 Delavay, J.M. [2732] China Desmodium elegans K000587499 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Potanin, G.N. [s.n.] China Desmodium elegans K000858754 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Potanin, G.N. [s.n.] China Desmodium elegans K000587500 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Forrest, G. [4226] China Desmodium elegans K000587498 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Wilson, E.H. [2928] China Desmodium elegans K000858755 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ellis, R.P. [68] India Desmodium elegans K000511836 Yes
s.coll. [5710] India Desmodium elegans K000858802 Unknown Type Material Yes
Saunders, E.M. [s.n.] Pakistan Desmodium elegans K000511835 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [5589] Pakistan Desmodium elegans K000511833 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C. [4509] Bhutan Desmodium elegans K000477694 Yes
Wallich [5708] Nepal Desmodium elegans K000858799 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, J.R. [968] India Desmodium elegans K000511838 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [2063] India Desmodium elegans K000511834 Yes
Cave, G.H. [s.n.] India Desmodium elegans K000477696 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23775] India Desmodium elegans K000511837 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [1332] Bhutan Desmodium elegans K000477693 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3998] China Desmodium elegans K000858756 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grierson, A.J.C. [4509] Bhutan Desmodium elegans K000477695 Yes
Cave, G.H. [s.n.] India Desmodium elegans K000477697 Yes
Wallich [5708] India Desmodium elegans K000858800 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [5708] India Desmodium elegans K000858801 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simmons; Erskine; Howick; McNamara [s.n.] China Ototropis elegans K000556881 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

  • Seed Information Database

    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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