''Lasiobema scandens'' is a species of 'monkey ladder'
liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
s in the subfamily
Cercidoideae
Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include ''Cercis'' (redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, ''Bauhinia'', widely cultivated as an ornamental tr ...
and the tribe Bauhinieae,
the genus having been separated from ''
Bauhinia
''Bauhinia'' () is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae, in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Jo ...
''
but possibly synonymous with ''
Phanera
''Phanera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. This genus differs from ''Bauhinia'' in being vines or lianas, generally with tendrils and a lobed rather than spathaceous calyx, ...
'' (see under genus). Under its synonym, ''Bauhinia scandens'', records exist from the
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...
,
Indo-China
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
and
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
.
The
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
listed two varieties which remain valid:
* ''Lasiobema scandens'' var.'' horsfieldii''
(Miq.
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (24 October 1811 – 23 January 1871) was a Dutch botanist, whose main focus of study was on the flora of the Dutch East Indies.
Early life
Miquel was born in Neuenhaus and studied medicine at the University of Groni ...
) de Wit -
Vietnamese name
Traditional Vietnamese personal names generally consist of three parts, used in Eastern name order.
* A family name (normally patrilineal, The father’s family name may be combined with the mother's family name to form a compound family name).
...
''móng bò leo''
* ''L. scandens'' var.'' scandens'' (L.) de Wit
Gallery
Bauhinia scandens 02.JPG
Bauhinia scandens 03.JPG
Bauhinia scandens 04.JPG
Bauhinia scandens 05.JPG
Bauhinia scandens - Snake Climber 02.JPG
References
[Sanjappa M (1992) ''Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...'']
[Grierson AJC & Long DG (1987) ''Flora of Bhutan,Vol.1.(Part 3). Edinburgh: RBG'']
[Ding Hou, Larsen,S & Larsen,K (1996) ''Flora Malesiana I, 12,2:409-784.Caesalpiniaceae.'']
[Larsen K ''et al.'' (1980) In: ''Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam, Vol 18.A.'']
[Rudd VE (1991) ''Flora of Ceylon 7: 34-107. Caesalpinioideae'']
[Chen TC (1988) ''Bauhinia. In: Fl. Reip. Pop. Sinicae, 39. (Leguminosae 1)'']
[Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.]
External links
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Cercidoideae
Flora of tropical Asia