Cullen (plant)

Cullen is a genus of legumes (family Fabaceae) native to tropical, subtropical and arid regions of Africa, Asia and Australia.[1] Despite the origin implied in the name of the constituent species Cullen americanum, legumes of this genus are not native to the Americas.

Cullen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Psoraleeae
Genus: Cullen
Medik.
Type species
Cullen corylifolium
(L.) Medik.
Synonyms
  • Bauerella Schindl. 1926
  • Baueropsis Hutch. 1964
  • Meladenia Turcz. 1848

Cullen was previously included in broad definitions of the allied genus Psoralea.

Species

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

  • Cullen americanum (L.) Rydb.
  • Cullen australasicum (Schltdl.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen badocanum (Blanco) Verdc.
  • Cullen balsamicum (F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen biflorum (Kuntze) C.H.Stirt.
  • Cullen candidum J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen cinereum (Lindl.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen corallum J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen corylifolium (L.) Medik.
  • Cullen cuneatum (W.Fitzg.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen discolor (Domin) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen drupaceum (Bunge) C.H.Stirt.
  • Cullen gaudichaudianum (Decne.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen graveolens (Domin) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen jaubertianum (Fenzl) C.H.Stirt.
  • Cullen lachnostachys (F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen leucanthum (F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen leucochaites J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen martini (F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen microcephalum (Rchb. ex Kunze) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen pallidum (N.T.Burb.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen parvum (F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen patens (Lindl.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen plicatum (Delile) C.H.Stirt.
  • Cullen plumosum J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen pogonocarpum J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen praeruptorum J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen pustulatum (F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen spicigerum (Domin) A.E.Holland
  • Cullen stipulaceum (Decne.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen tenax (Lindl.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen tomentosum (Thunb.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen virens (W.Fitzg.) J.W.Grimes
  • Cullen walkingtonii (F.Muell.) J.W.Grimes
Cullen americana fruit

References

  1. TOKSOY, SEZEN; ŞEKER, MERYEM; SAĞIROĞLU, MEHMET (2015-01-01). "Phylogenetic and cladistic analyses of the enigmatic genera Bituminaria and Cullen (Fabaceae) in Turkey". Turkish Journal of Botany. 39 (1): 60–69. doi:10.3906/bot-1312-4. ISSN 1300-008X.
  2. "Cullen Medik". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-29.


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