Humboldtia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Humboldtia
Species: H. bourdillonii – H. brunonis – H. decurrens – H. laurifolia – H. sanjappae – H. unijuga – H. vahliana
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Humboldtia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 11. Reference page.

Name

Humboldtia Vahl, (1794)

Type species: Humboldtia laurifolia Vahl, (1794)

Synonyms

Batschia Vahl

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Indian subcontinent
India, Sri Lanka
Introduced into:
Jawa

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Vahl, M. 1794. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 3. 106 pp., tt. 51–75. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page. : 3: 106

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Humboldtia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Humboldtia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 11 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Humboldtia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 11.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

Humboldtia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Most species are endemic to India.[1]

Species include:

Humboldtia bourdillonii
Humboldtia brunonis
Humboldtia decurrens
Humboldtia laurifolia
Humboldtia trijuga
Humboldtia unijuga
Humboldtia vahliana

References

Gaume, L., Zacharias, M., Grosbois, V., & Borges, R. M. (2005). The fitness consequences of bearing domatia and having the right ant partner: experiments with protective and non-protective ants in a semi-myrmecophyte. Oecologia, 145(1), 76-86.