Rothia (plant)

Rothia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the tribe Crotalarieae of subfamily Faboideae, and comprises two species:

  • Rothia hirsuta (Guill. & Perr.) Baker – sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
  • Rothia indica (L.) Druce – western and southern India, southeastern China, Laos and Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and northern Australia
    • subsp. australis A.E.Holland
    • subsp. indica (L.) Druce

Rothia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Crotalarieae
Genus: Rothia
Pers. (1807), nom. cons.
Species

See text

The range of Rothia
  •   Rothia hirsuta
  •   Rothia indica subsp. australis
  •   Rothia indica subsp. indica
Synonyms
  • Dillwynia Roth (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Goetzea Rchb. (1828)
  • Harpelema J.Jacq. (1844)
  • Westonia Spreng. (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Xerocarpus Guill. & Perr. (1832)
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