Maackia chekiangensis

Description

Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Magnoliophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Flowering Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Rosidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Fabanae () - R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1993
        Order: Fabales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Fabaceae () - Lindley, 1836 - Bean Family
        Genus: Maackia ()
        Specific epithet: chekiangensis - S.S.Chien
        Botanical name: - Maackia chekiangensis S.S.Chien

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Maackia

There are approximately 13 species in this genus:

M. amurensis 'Starburst' (Amur Maackia) · M. amurensis buergeri (Amur Maackia) · M. amurensis buergeri var. buergeri · M. amurensis var. amurensis · M. australis · M. chekiangensis · M. ellipticocarpa · M. floribunda · M. hupehensis · M. hwashanensis · M. taiwanensis · M. tashiroi · M. tenuifolia (Amourette)

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Contributors

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Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3768503
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-21240
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1710979
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:505345-1
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 421611