Fabaceae

Lespedeza Michx.

First published in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 70 (1803)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Asia to Australia, N. America.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Hainan

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Amur, Arkansas, Assam, Buryatiya, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Maine, Malaya, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, New Guinea, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Carolina, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Arizona, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Hawaii, Kirgizstan, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T. & Ohashi, K. (2009). A revision of Lespedeza subgenus Lepspedeza (Leguminosae) of China. The Journal of Japanese Botany 84: 143-166.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1912 Jacquemont, V.V. [2332] India K000894932 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1912 Dalhousie, C.C. [115] India K000894931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1912 Bauer [s.n.] Australia K000279112 Yes
Apr 1, 1912 Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000279113 Yes
Apr 1, 1912 Gerard [5744] India K000894933 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gould, B.J. [1565] China K000478109 Yes
Gerard brothers [Cat. no. 5744] India K001121974 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet https://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at https://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at https://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0