Strongylodon

Strongylodon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The most well-known species of this genus is Strongylodon macrobotrys, also known as jade vine.

Taxonomy

The genus is named by Asa Gray in 1854 describing the jade vine discovered a decade earlier by members of the United States Exploring Expedition led by U.S. Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes in Mount Makiling, Luzon; although Gray did not join the voyage himself. The genus name derives from strongylos "round", and odous "tooth",^[1] referring to the rounded teeth of the jade vine's calyx.

Species

• Strongylodon archboldianus Merr. & L.M.Perry
• Strongylodon caeruleus Merr.
• Strongylodon celebicus Huang
• Strongylodon crassifolius Perkins
• Strongylodon craveniae R.Baron & Baker
• Strongylodon decipiens Verdc.
• Strongylodon elmeri Merr.
• Strongylodon juangonzalezii Hadsall, Alejado & Cajano^[2]
• Strongylodon loheri Huang
• Strongylodon lucidus (G.Forst.) Seem.
• Strongylodon macrobotrys A.Gray
• Strongylodon madagascariensis Baker
• Strongylodon pulcher C.B.Rob.
• Strongylodon ruber Vogel
• Strongylodon zschokkei Elmer

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