Dorycnopsis

Life-forms

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: Faboideae
Tribus: Loteae
Genus: Dorycnopsis
Species: D. abyssinica – D. gerardii
Name

Dorycnopsis Boiss., Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 163 (1840).

Type species: Dorycnopsis gerardii Boiss., Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 164 (1840).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Vermifrux J.B.Gillett, Kew Bull. 20(2): 245 (1966).
Type species: Vermifrux abyssinica (A.Rich.) J.B.Gillett, Kew Bull. 20(2): 245. (1966)
Helminthocarpon A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 200 (1847)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurooe
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Italy.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Morocco.
Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Arabian Peninsula
Yemen.

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

Boissier, P.E. 1839–1845. Voyage botanique dans le midi de l'Espagne pendant l'année 1837. Tome II. 757 pp. Paris: Gide. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Additional references

Degtjareva, G.V., Valiejo-Roman, C., Samigullin, T. & Sokoloff, D.D. 2006. On generic rank and phylogenetic relationships of Dorycnopsis Boiss. (Leguminosae, Loteae). Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 63(1): 41–50. DOI: 10.3989/ajbm.2006.v63.i1.18 Open access Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Dorycnopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Dorycnopsis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 18 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Dorycnopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Dorycnopsis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 18. Reference page.

Dorycnopsis abyssinica

Dorycnopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes two species of subshrubs, one native to southwestern Europe and Morocco, and the other native to the Horn of Africa and Yemen.[2]

Dorycnopsis abyssinica (A.Rich.) V.N.Tikhom. & D.D.Sokoloff – northeastern tropical Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan) and Yemen
Dorycnopsis gerardi (L.) Boiss. – southwestern Europe (Italy, Sardinia, France, Corsica, Spain, and Portugal) and Morocco

References

"Dorycnopsis". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
"Dorycnopsis Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.