A Study on the Chinese Ormosia Jacks. (Cont.)

Chang Roh-Hwei

Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1984-04-18 Published:1984-04-18
Contact: Chang Roh-Hwei

Abstract:

The first classification for the genus Ormosia was proposed by Bentham. It was

followed by Taubert (1892) in Engler and Prantl’s Nat. Pflanzenf., who divided the genus

into 2 sections. On the basis of the pod structure and seed characters Prain (1900) arran-

ged the genus in 2 sections with 4 subsections. In the monograph on the genus Merrill

and L. Chen ( 1943 ) limited their taxonomic study to Chinese and Indo-Chinese species, and

recognized 34 species and 15 series. Recently Yakovlev (1971-1976) has treated the ge-

nus in 6 separate genera.

In the present paper the author recognizes 35 species, of which 7 species and 2 varie-

ties are new. The Chinese species of the genus are grouped into 3 sections and 6 series in

my classification.

Key words: Papilionoideae, Ormosia, Sect. Macrocarpae, Sect. Ormosia, Sect. Emarginatae

Chang Roh-Hwei. A Study on the Chinese Ormosia Jacks. (Cont.)[J]. .

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