Microcharis

Microcharis is a genus in the tribe Indigofereae of the family Fabaceae.[2]

Microcharis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Microcharis
Benth. 1865
Type species
Microcharis tenella
Benth.
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Indigofera subgenus Microcharis (Benth.) J.B. Gillett 1958
  • Indigofera subgenus Indigastrum sensu Cronquist 1954
  • Indigofera sensu Hutch. 1964

Species

Microcharis comprises the following species:[1][3][4][5]

  • Microcharis ammophila (Thulin) Schrire
  • Microcharis angolensis Baker
  • Microcharis annua (Milne-Redh.) Schrire
  • Microcharis aphylla (R.Vig.) "Schrire, Du Puy & Laba"
  • Microcharis asparagoides (Taub.) Schrire
  • Microcharis brevistaminea (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • Microcharis buchneri (Taub.) Schrire
  • Microcharis butayei (De Wild.) Schrire
  • Microcharis cana (Thulin) Schrire
  • Microcharis contorta (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • Microcharis cufodontii (Chiov.) Schrire
  • Microcharis disjuncta (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
    • var. disjuncta (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
    • var. fallax (J.B. Gillett) Schrire
  • Microcharis ephemera (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • Microcharis galpinii N.E.Br.
  • Microcharis garissaensis (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • Microcharis gyrata (Thulin) Schrire
  • Microcharis karinensis (Thulin) Schrire
  • Microcharis kucharii (Thulin) Schrire
  • Microcharis latifolia Benth.
  • Microcharis longicalyx (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • Microcharis medicaginea (Baker) Schrire
  • Microcharis microcharoides (Taub.) Schrire
    • var. latistipulata (J.B. Gillett) Schrire
    • var. microcharoides (Taub.) Schrire
  • Microcharis nematophylla Thulin
  • Microcharis phyllogramme (R.Vig.) "Schrire, Du Puy & Laba"
  • Microcharis praetermissa (Baker f.) Schrire
  • Microcharis remotiflora (Baker f.) Schrire
  • Microcharis sessilis (Thulin) Schrire
  • Microcharis spathulata (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • Microcharis stipulosa (Chiov.) Schrire
  • Microcharis tenella Benth.
  • Microcharis tenuirostris (Thulin) Schrire
  • Microcharis tisserantii (Pellegr.) Schrire
  • Microcharis tritoides (Baker) Schrire
    • subsp. obbiadensis (Chiov.) Schrire
    • subsp. tritoides (Baker) Schrire
  • Microcharis wajirensis (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
  • Microcharis welwitschii (Baker) Schrire

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[5]

  • Microcharis omissa Thulin

References
  1. Schrire BD (1992). "New combinations and resurrected names in Microcharis and Indigastrum (Fabaceae—Papilionoideae)". Bothalia. 22 (2): 165–170. doi:10.4102/abc.v22i2.833.
  2. Schrire BD, Lavin M, Barker NP, Forest F (2009). "Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent-rich and temperate settings than in grass-rich environments". Am J Bot. 96 (4): 816–52. doi:10.3732/ajb.0800185. PMID 21628237.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Microcharis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Microcharis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "The Plant List entry for Microcharis". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.


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