Christia

Christia vespertilionis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Christia
Species: C. australasica – C. constricta – C. convallaria – C. hainanensis – C. lychnucha – C. obcordata – C. paniculata – C. parviflora – C. pierrei – C. vespertilionis – C. zollingeri

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Christia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 16. Reference page.

Name

Christia Moench, 1802

Synonyms

• Lourea Neck. ex Desv.
• Ploca Lour. ex Gomes Mach

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Asia, Australia Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia Introduced into: + Assam, Bangladesh, Cayman Is., Dominican Republic, Fiji, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, West Himalaya, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moench, C. 1802. Supplementum ad Methodum Plantas a Staminum situ Describendi. IV + 328 pp. In officina nova libraria academiae, Marburgi Cattorum [Marburg]. MDZ Google Books Reference page. : 39

Additional references

• Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Ikeda, T., Izumi, H., Kobayashi, H., Muragaki, H., Nata, K., Sato, N. & Suzuki, M. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(3): 165-189. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Christia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. Nov 16. Christia. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Nov 16.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Tropicos.org 2020. Christia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Nov 2020.

Vernacular names

English: island pea
hrvatski: Kristija
中文: 蝙蝠草属

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