Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Pullenia
Fabaceae Lindl.
Pullenia H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi , legitimate, scientific
Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Abe, C., Kotani, H., Nata, K., Ohtake, H., Yamamoto, K. (2018), Phylogenetic analyses for classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae Tribe Desmodieae 2. Two new genera separated from Desmodium and two new combinations in Grona and Sohmaea. Journal of Japanese Botany 93(5): 299-302 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Pullenia gunnii (Benth. ex Hook. f.) H.Ohashi & K. Ohashi."
  • Etymology: "Pullenia honors Mr. Royal (Roy) Pullen (1925–2009), who sent the duplicates of his collections of Australian Desmodium to H. Ohashi. These specimens, housed in TUS, made the study of Australian species of Desmodium in this work possible."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: Included in the circumscription of Desmodium in Qld and Vic.
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas