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Kummerowia

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Kummerowia
Kummerowia striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Desmodieae
Subtribe: Lespedezinae
Genus: Kummerowia
Schindl. (1912)
Type species
Kummerowia striata
(Thunb.) Schindl.
Species

2, see text

Synonyms
  • Lespedeza subg. Microlespedeza Maximowicz 1873
  • Microlespedeza Makino (1914)

Kummerowia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species native to eastern Asia, ranging from the Russian Far East through China and Japan to Vietnam and Laos.[1] The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. These plants were formerly in genus Lespedeza.[2]

Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kummerowia Schindl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ Gucker, C. L. 2010. Kummerowia stipulacea, K. striata. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Accessed 19 June 2013.