Baptisia

Baptisia (wild indigo,[2] false indigo) is a genus in the legume family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are native to woodland and grassland in eastern and southern North America. The species most commonly found in cultivation is B. australis.[3]

Baptisia
Baptisia australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Sophoreae[1]
Genus:
Baptisia

Vent.
Species

27–30; see text.

Synonyms
  • Lasinia Raf.

Baptisia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the jaguar flower moth, Schinia jaguarina.

Species

Baptisia comprises the following species:[4][5][6][7]

  • Baptisia alba (L.) Vent.—white wild indigo
    • var. alba (L.) Vent.
    • var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely
  • Baptisia albescens Small
  • Baptisia arachnifera W.H. Duncan—cobwebby wild indigo, hairy rattleweed (limited to two counties in southeastern Georgia)[8]
  • Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.—blue false indigo, blue wild indigo
    • var. australis (L.) R. Br.
    • var. minor (Lehm.) Fernald
  • Baptisia bicolor Greenm. & Larisey
  • Baptisia bracteata Elliott—longbract wild indigo, Plains wild indigo
    • var. bracteata Elliott
    • var. glabrescens (Larisey) Isely
    • var. laevicaulis (Canby) Isely
    • var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi
  • Baptisia calycosa Canby—Florida wild indigo
    • var. calycosa Canby
    • var. villosa Canby
  • Baptisia cinerea (Raf.) Fernald & B.G. Schub.—grayhairy wild indigo
  • Baptisia deamii Larisey
  • Baptisia fragilis Larisey
  • Baptisia fulva Larisey
  • Baptisia intercalata Larisey
  • Baptisia intermedia Larisey
  • Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliott—gopherweed (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina)[8]
    • var. lanceolata (Walter) Elliott
    • var. tomentosa (Larisey) Isely
  • Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A. Gray—pineland wild indigo
  • Baptisia macilenta Small ex Larisey
  • Baptisia megacarpa Torr. & A. Gray—Apalachicola wild indigo
  • Baptisia microphylla Nutt.
  • Baptisia nuttalliana Small—Nuttall's wild indigo
  • Baptisia perfoliata (L.) R. Br.—catbells
  • Baptisia pinetorum Larisey
  • Baptisia serenae M.A. Curtis
  • Baptisia simplicifolia Croom—scareweed
  • Baptisia sphaerocarpa Nutt.—yellow wild indigo, green wild indigo, round wild indigo
  • Baptisia stricta Larisey
  • Baptisia sulphurea Engelm.
  • Baptisia tinctoria (L.) Vent.—rattleweed, wild indigo, horseflyweed, indigo-broom, yellow broom

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[6]

  • Baptisia auriculata Sweet
  • Baptisia lupinoides Burb.
  • Baptisia retusa Raf.

Hybrids

The following hybrids have been described:[6]

  • Baptisia ×bushii Small
  • Baptisia ×variicolor Kosnik, et al. (Baptisia australis × Baptisia sphaerocarpa)

See also

References
  1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  2. "Baptisia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. A–Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley in association with the Royal Horticultural Society. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Baptisia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Baptisia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. "The Plant List entry for Baptisia". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. "Baptisia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  8. Young AS, Chang SM, Sharitz RR (2007), "Reproductive ecology of a federally endangered legume, Baptisia arachnifera, and its more widespread congener, B. lanceolata (Fabaceae)", Am J Bot, 94 (2): 228–236, doi:10.3732/ajb.94.2.228, PMID 21642225


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