Orbexilum

Orbexilum
	Orbexilum pedunculatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Psoraleeae
Genus:	Orbexilum; Raf.
Species
	See text.

Orbexilum, commonly called leather-root,^[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae). They are native to North America, where they are found in the United States and Mexico, south to Chiapas.^[2]

This genus can be distinguished from other genera in the Psoraleeae by its "thick glabrous pod walls that are distinctively rugose and by [a] calyx that is scarcely accrescent."^[3]

Species

Orbexilum comprises the following species:^[3]

Orbexilum chiapasanum B.L.Turner
Orbexilum gracile (Torr. & A.Gray) B.L.Turner
Orbexilum lupinellus (Michx.) Isely^{[note 1]}
†Orbexilum macrophyllum (Rowlee) Rydb. – bigleaf scurfpea^[4]
Orbexilum melanocarpum (Benth.) Rydb.
Orbexilum oliganthum (Brandegee) B.L.Turner
Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.
Orbexilum pedunculatum (Mill.) Rydb.
Orbexilum simplex (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb.
†Orbexilum stipulatum (Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb.
Orbexilum virgatum (Nutt.) Rydb.

Notes

^ The epithet is sometimes incorrectly spelled lupinellum, but is a noun in apposition.^[5]

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Orbexilum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
^ ^a ^b Turner BL. (2008). "Revision of the genus Orbexilum (Fabaceae: Psoraleeae)" (PDF). Lundellia. 11: 1–7.
^ LeGrand, H; Sorrie, B (2021). "Account for Bigleaf Scurfpea". Vascular Plants of North Carolina. North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. Retrieved May 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Orbexilum lupinellus". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.

External links

USDA Plants Profile

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[note1-4] The epithet is sometimes incorrectly spelled lupinellum, but is a noun in apposition.^[5]

[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Orbexilum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[Weakley-2] Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".

[Turner-3] Turner BL. (2008). "Revision of the genus Orbexilum (Fabaceae: Psoraleeae)" (PDF). Lundellia. 11: 1–7.

[5] LeGrand, H; Sorrie, B (2021). "Account for Bigleaf Scurfpea". Vascular Plants of North Carolina. North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. Retrieved May 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[IPNI-6] "Orbexilum lupinellus". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.

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