Fordia

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: Millettieae
Genus: Fordia
Species: F. brachybotrys – F. cauliflora – F. fruticosa – F. johorensis – F. lanceolata – F. ophirensis – F. pauciflora – F. rheophytica – F. splendidissima – F. stipularis
Name

Fordia Hemsl. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 23(153): 160–161, pl. 4. (1886)

Type species: Fordia cauliflora Hemsl. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 23(153): 160–161, pl. 4. (1886)

References

Hemsley, W.B. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 23(153): 160–161, pl. 4. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Fordia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Fordia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 20 2016. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2016. Fordia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Mar. 2016.

Fordia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native from south China and Thailand to west and central Malesia.[2][3] The genus was established by William Hemsley in 1886.[1]
Species

As of January 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

Fordia brachybotrys Merr.
Fordia cauliflora Hemsl.
Fordia fruticosa Craib
Fordia johorensis Whitmore
Fordia lanceolata Ridl.
Fordia ophirensis Ridl.
Fordia pauciflora Dunn
Fordia rheophytica (Buijsen) Dasuki & Schot
Fordia splendidissima (Blume ex Miq.) Buijsen
Fordia stipularis (Prain) Dunn

Former species:

Fordia incredibilis → Imbralyx incredibilis

References

"Fordia Hemsl." The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
"Fordia Hemsl." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
Buijsen, J. R. M. (1988-01-01). "Revision of the genus Fordia (Papilionaceae: Millettieae)". Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 33 (1): 239–261. ISSN 2212-1676.