''Aeschynomene'' is a

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s in the family

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, and was recently assigned to the informal

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''Dalbergia''

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of the

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. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are aquatic. The genus as currently

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and it has been suggested that the subgenus ''Ochopodium'' be elevated to a new genus within the Dalbergieae, though other changes will also be required to render the genus

Species

''Aeschynomene'' comprises the following species: * '' Aeschynomene abyssinica'' (A. Rich.) Vatke * ''

Aeschynomene acapulcensis ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Rose * ''

Aeschynomene acutangula ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in wa ...

'' Baker * ''

Aeschynomene afraspera ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' J. Léonard * ''

Aeschynomene americana ''Aeschynomene americana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legume) known by many common names, including shyleaf,Aeschynomene amorphoides'' (S. Watson) Robinson * '' Aeschynomene angolense'' Rossberg * '' Aeschynomene aphylla'' Wild * '' Aeschynomene aspera'' L.—sola, sola pith plant, laugauni * '' Aeschynomene batekensis'' Troch. & Koechlin * '' Aeschynomene baumii'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene bella'' Harms * ''

Aeschynomene benguellensis ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in wa ...

'' Torre * ''

Aeschynomene bracteosa ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in wa ...

'' Baker * ''

Aeschynomene bradei ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in wa ...

'' Rudd * ''

Aeschynomene brasiliana ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in wa ...

'' (Poir.) DC. * '' Aeschynomene brevifolia'' Poir. * '' Aeschynomene brevipes'' Benth. * '' Aeschynomene bullockii'' J. Léonard * '' Aeschynomene burttii'' Baker f. * '' Aeschynomene carvalhoi'' G.P. Lewis * '' Aeschynomene chimanimaniensis'' Verdc. * '' Aeschynomene ciliata'' Vogel * '' Aeschynomene compacta'' Rose * '' Aeschynomene crassicaulis'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene cristata'' Vatke—Malagasy jointvetch ** var. ''cristata'' Vatke ** var. ''pubescens'' J. León * '' Aeschynomene curtisiae'' Johnston * '' Aeschynomene deamii'' Robinson & Bartlett * '' Aeschynomene debilis'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene deightonii'' Hepper * '' Aeschynomene denticulata'' Rudd * '' Aeschynomene dimidiata'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene egena'' (J.F. Macbr.) Rudd * ''

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon ''Aeschynomene elaphroxylon'', also known as an ambatch,Burkill, H.M. 1985The useful plants of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3/ref> pith-tree, balsa wood tree, or umburu, is a common large shrub to small tree of the genus ''Aeschynomene'' in the fami ...

'' (Guill. & Perr.) Taub.—ambatch * ''

Aeschynomene elegans ''Aeschynomene elegans'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Aeschynomene evenia ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' C. Wright—shrubby jointvetch ** var. ''evenia'' C. Wright ** var. ''serrulata'' Rudd * ''

Aeschynomene falcata ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' (Poir.) DC.—Australian jointvetch * ''

Aeschynomene fascicularis ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Cham. & Schltdl. * '' Aeschynomene filosa'' Benth. * ''

Aeschynomene fluitans ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in wa ...

'' Peter * '' Aeschynomene fluminensis'' Vell. * '' Aeschynomene foliolosa'' Rudd * '' Aeschynomene fulgida'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene gazensis'' Baker f. * '' Aeschynomene genistoides'' (Taub.) Rudd * '' Aeschynomene glabrescens'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene glauca'' R.E. Fr. * '' Aeschynomene goetzei'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene gracilipes'' Taub. * '' Aeschynomene gracilis'' Vogel—Puerto Rico jointvetch * ''

Aeschynomene grandistipulata ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in wa ...

'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene guatemalensis'' (Standl. & Steyerm.) Rudd * '' Aeschynomene heurckeana'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene hintonii'' Sandwith * '' Aeschynomene histrix'' Poir.—porcupine jointvetch ** var. ''densiflora'' (Benth.) Rudd ** var. ''histrix'' Poir. ** var. ''incana'' (Vogel) Benth. * ''

Aeschynomene indica ''Aeschynomene indica'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family. Common names include Indian jointvetch, kat sola,Aeschynomene interrupta ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Benth. * '' Aeschynomene inyangensis'' Wild * ''

Aeschynomene katangensis ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' De Wild. * '' Aeschynomene kerstingii'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene langlassei'' Rudd * '' Aeschynomene latericola'' Verdc. * '' Aeschynomene lateritia'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene laxiflora'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene leptophylla'' Harms * ''

Aeschynomene leptostachya ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Benth. * '' Aeschynomene lorentziana'' Bacigalupo & Vanni * '' Aeschynomene lyonnetii'' Rudd * '' Aeschynomene magna'' Rudd * '' Aeschynomene marginata'' Benth. * '' Aeschynomene martii'' Benth. * '' Aeschynomene maximistipulata'' Torre * '' Aeschynomene mediocris'' Verdc. * '' Aeschynomene megalophylla'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene micranthos'' (Poir.) DC. * '' Aeschynomene mimosifolia'' Vatke * ''

Aeschynomene minutiflora ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Taub. * '' Aeschynomene mollicula'' Kunth ** var. ''breviflora'' Rudd ** var. ''mollicula'' Kunth * '' Aeschynomene monteiroi'' Alf. Fern. & P. Bezerra * ''

Aeschynomene montevidensis ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most comm ...

'' Vogel * '' Aeschynomene mossambicensis'' Verdc. * '' Aeschynomene mossoensis'' J. Léonard * ''

Aeschynomene multicaulis ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most comm ...

'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene nana'' Rudd * '' Aeschynomene neglecta'' Hepper * '' Aeschynomene nematopoda'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene nicaraguensis'' (Oerst.) Standl. * '' Aeschynomene nilotica'' Taub. * '' Aeschynomene nivea'' Brandegee * '' Aeschynomene nodulosa'' (Baker) Baker f. ** var. ''glabrescens'' J. B. Gillett ** var. ''nodulosa'' (Baker) Baker f. * '' Aeschynomene nyassana'' Taub. * '' Aeschynomene nyikensis'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene oligophylla'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene oroboides'' Benth. * ''

Aeschynomene palmeri ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Rose * ''

Aeschynomene paniculata ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Willd. ex Vogel—pannicle jointvetch * '' Aeschynomene paraguayensis'' Rudd * ''

Aeschynomene pararubrofarinacea ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' J. Léonard * '' Aeschynomene parviflora'' Micheli * '' Aeschynomene patula'' Poir. * '' Aeschynomene paucifolia'' Vogel * '' Aeschynomene paucifoliolata'' Micheli * ''

Aeschynomene petraea ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Robinson * '' Aeschynomene pfundii'' Taub. * ''

Aeschynomene pinetorum ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Brandegee * ''

Aeschynomene pleuronervia ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' DC. * '' Aeschynomene pluriarticulata'' G. Don * '' Aeschynomene podocarpa'' Vogel * '' Aeschynomene portoricensis'' Urb.Some sources treat ''Aeschynomene portoricensis'' as a synonym of ''Aeschynomene gracilis''. * '' Aeschynomene pratensis'' Small—meadow jointvetch ** var. ''caribaea'' Rudd ** var. ''pratensis'' Small * '' Aeschynomene pringlei'' Rose * '' Aeschynomene pseudoglabrescens'' Verdc. * '' Aeschynomene pulchella'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene purpusii'' Brandegee * '' Aeschynomene pygmaea'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene racemosa'' Vogel * '' Aeschynomene rehmannii'' Schinz ** var. ''leptobotrya'' (Harms ex Baker f.) J. B. Gillett ** var. ''rehmannii'' Schinz * '' Aeschynomene rhodesiaca'' Harms * ''

Aeschynomene riedeliana ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Taub. * ''

Aeschynomene rivularis ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Frapp. * ''

Aeschynomene rosei ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' C.V. Morton * '' Aeschynomene rostrata'' Benth. * '' Aeschynomene rubrofarinacea'' (Taub.) F. White * '' Aeschynomene rubroviolacea'' J. Léonard * '' Aeschynomene rudis'' Benth.—zigzag jointvetch * ''

Aeschynomene ruspoliana ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most comm ...

'' Harms * '' Aeschynomene sansibarica'' Taub. * ''

Aeschynomene scabra ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' G. Don * ''

Aeschynomene schimperi ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' A. Rich. * '' Aeschynomene schindleri'' R. Vig. * '' Aeschynomene schliebenii'' Harms ** var. ''mossambicensis'' (Baker f.) Verdc. ** var. ''schliebenii'' Harms * ''

Aeschynomene scoparia ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Kunth * '' Aeschynomene selloi'' Vogel * '' Aeschynomene semilunaris'' Hutch. * '' Aeschynomene sensitiva'' Sw.—sensitive jointvetch * '' Aeschynomene siifolia'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene simulans'' Rose * '' Aeschynomene solitariiflora'' J. Léonard * '' Aeschynomene sparsiflora'' Baker * '' Aeschynomene standleyi'' A.R. Molina * '' Aeschynomene stipitata'' Burtt Davy * '' Aeschynomene stipulosa'' Verdc. * ''

Aeschynomene stolzii ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Aeschynomene tambacoundensis'' Berhaut * '' Aeschynomene tenuirama'' Baker * ''

Aeschynomene tenuis ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Griseb. * ''

Aeschynomene trigonocarpa ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most comm ...

'' Baker f. * '' Aeschynomene tsaratanensis'' Du Puy & Labat * '' Aeschynomene tumbezensis'' J.F. Macbr. * '' Aeschynomene uniflora'' E. Mey. * '' Aeschynomene unijuga'' (M.E. Jones) Rudd * '' Aeschynomene upembensis'' J. Léonard * '' Aeschynomene venulosa'' Verdc. * ''

Aeschynomene vigil ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Brandegee * ''

Aeschynomene villosa ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most comm ...

'' Poir. ** var. ''longifolia'' (Micheli) Rudd ** var. ''mexicana'' (Hemsl. & Rose) Rudd ** var. ''villosa'' Poir. * '' Aeschynomene virginica'' (L.) Britton & al.—Virginia jointvetch * '' Aeschynomene viscidula'' Michx. * ''

Aeschynomene vogelii ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Rudd * '' Aeschynomene warmingii'' Micheli * ''

Aeschynomene weberbaueri ''Aeschynomene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. These legumes are most common in warm ...

'' Ulbr.

References

External links

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