''Schnella'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. It belongs to 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 ...
. All of its species are neotropical
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.
Species
''Schnella'' comprises the following species:
Section ''Schnella'' Raddi
* ''
Schnella lilacina''
(Wunderlin & Eilers) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella maximiliani''
(Benth.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella macrostachya''
Raddi
* ''
Schnella poiteauana''
(Vogel) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella trichosepala''
(L.P. Queiroz) Wunderlin
Section ''Caulotretus'' (DC.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella alata''
(Ducke) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella altiscandens''
(Ducke) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella anamesa''
(J.F. Macbr.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella angulosa''
(Vogel) Wunderlin
** var. ''angulosa''
(Vogel) Wunderlin
** var. ''bahiana''
(Vaz) Trethowan & R. Clark
** var. ''meridionalis''
(Hoehne) Trethowan & R. Clark
* ''
Schnella carvalhoi''
(Vaz) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella confertiflora''
(Benth.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella cupreonitens''
(Ducke) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella erythrantha''
(Ducke) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella excisa
''Schnella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. All of its species are neotropical liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground le ...
''
Griseb.
* ''
Schnella glabra''
(Jacq.) Dugand—Monkey Ladder Vine
* ''
Schnella grazielae''
(Vaz) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella guianensis''
(Aubl.) Wunderlin—Granny backbone
** var. ''guianensis''
(Aubl.) Wunderlin
** var. ''splendens''
(Kunth) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella klugii''
(Standl.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella kunthiana''
(Vogel) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella longiseta''
(Fróes) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella obovata''
(S.F.Blake) Britton & Rose
* ''
Schnella outimouta''
(Aubl.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella platycalyx''
(Benth.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella porphyrotricha''
(Harms) Wunderlin
** var. ''killipiana''
(J.F. Macbride) Trethowan & R. Clark
** var. ''porphyrotricha''
(Harms) Wunderlin
** var. ''smithiana''
(Standley) Trethowan & R. Clark
* ''
Schnella pterocalyx''
(Ducke) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella reflexa''
(Schery) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella riedeliana''
(Bong.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella siqueirae''
(Ducke) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella splendens''
(Kunth) Bentham
* ''
Schnella sprucei''
(Benth.) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella surinamensis''
(Amshoff) Wunderlin
* ''
Schnella uleana''
(Harms) Wunderlin
''Incertae Sedis''
* ''
Schnella accrescens''
(Killip & J.F. Macbr.) Trethowan & R. Clark
* ''
Schnella bahiachalensis''
Zamora
* ''
Schnella coronata''
(Bentham) Pittier
* ''
Schnella flexuosa''
(Moricand) Walpers
* ''
Schnella guentheri''
(Harms) Trethowan & R. Clark
* ''
Schnella herrerae''
Britton & Rose
* ''
Schnella hirsutissima''
(Wunderlin) Trethowan & R. Clark
* ''
Schnella hymenaeifolia''
(Triana ex Hemsley) Britton & Rose
** var. ''hymenaeifolia''
(Triana ex Hemsley) Britton & Rose
** var. ''stuebeliana''
(Harms) Trethowan & R. Clark
* ''
Schnella microstachya''
Raddi
** var. ''massambabensis''
(Vaz) Trethowan & R. Clark
** var. ''microstachya''
Raddi
* ''
Schnella radiata''
(Vellozo) Trethowan & R. Clark
* ''
Schnella rutilans''
(Spruce ex Bentham) Pittier
* ''
Schnella scala-simiae''
(Sandwith) Trethowan & R. Clark
* ''
Schnella smilacina''
(Schott ex Sprengel) G. Don
* ''
Schnella stenoloba''
Britton & Killip
* ''
Schnella vestita''
(Benth) J.F. Macbride
* ''
Schnella vulpina''
(Rusby) Trethowan & R. Clark
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Schnella emarginata''
Klotzsch
* ''Schnella macrophylla''
Griseb.
* ''Schnella mutisii''
Britton & Killip
* ''Schnella nigra''
Britton & Killip
* ''Schnella nitida''
Britton & Killip
* ''Schnella trinitensis''
Britton ex R.O.Williams
* ''Schnella umbriana''
Britton & Killip
* ''Schnella versicolor''
Britton & Killip
References
Cercidoideae
Fabaceae genera
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