Clianthus speciosus (G. Don) Asch. & Graebn. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Clianthus speciosus (G. Don) Asch. & Graebn.

Synonym of Swainsona formosa (G. Don) Joy Thomps.

Summary

Genus:

Clianthus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Galegeae

Subtribe:

Astragalinae

Nomen number:

10913

Place of publication:

Syn. mitteleur. Fl. 6(2):725. 1909 (non Steudel 1840)

Comment:

an illegitimate later homonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use

Verified:

06/17/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (5 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
Greuter, W. et al., eds. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code). 2000 Art. 11.5, Ex. 21.
Harris, J. R. 1953. List of species of bacterial genus Rhizobium maintained in the type collection of C.S.I.R.O. Techn. Mem. Div. Soils C.S.I.R.O. 10/53:1-6.
Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Thompson, J. 1993. A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5:469.

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10913. Accessed 19 July 2025.