Paracalyx

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: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Cajaninae
Genus: Paracalyx
Species: P. balfouri – P. microphyllus – P. nogalensis – P. scariosus – P. somalorum
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paracalyx in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 11. Reference page.

Name

Paracalyx Ali Univ. Stud. Karachi 5: 95. (1968)

Type species: Non vidi

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Cylista Aiton Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 3: 36 (512). (1789)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: NE. Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China
Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Socotra, Somalia, Thailand
Introduced into:
Pakistan

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

Ali, S.I., 1968. University Studies, University of Karachi 5: 95

Additional references

Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Paracalyx in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Paracalyx. Published online. Accessed: May 11 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Paracalyx. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 May 2021. Reference page.

Hassler, M. 2021. Paracalyx. 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 May 11. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Paracalyx. Accessed: 11 May 2021.

Vernacular names

Paracalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five species of herbs native to northeastern Africa (Ethiopia and Somalia) and Socotra, and the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, bushland and scrub, often along watercourses and in rocky areas.[1]
Species

As of September 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

Paracalyx balfourii (Vierh.) Ali
Paracalyx microphyllus (Chiov.) Ali
Paracalyx nogalensis (Chiov.) Ali
Paracalyx scariosus (Roxb.) Ali
Paracalyx somalorum (Vierh.) Ali

References

"Paracalyx Ali", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 13 September 2023