Aeschynomene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae. They are known commonly as jointvetches. They range across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, south, southeast, and east Asia, and Australia. These legumes are most common in warm regions and many species are aquatic.
The genus as currently circumscribed is paraphyletic and it has been suggested that the subgenus Ochopodium be elevated to a new genus within the Dalbergieae, though other changes will also be required to render the genus monophyletic. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 114 species.
Species
Aeschynomene comprises the following species:
Aeschynomene abyssinica (A. Rich.) Vatke
Aeschynomene acapulcensis Rose
Aeschynomene acutangula Baker
Aeschynomene afraspera J. Léonard
Aeschynomene americana L.—shyleaf
var. americana L.
var. flabellata Rudd
var. glandulosa (Poir.) Rudd
Aeschynomene amorphoides (S. Watson) Robinson
Aeschynomene angolense Rossberg
Aeschynomene aphylla Wild
Aeschynomene aspera L.—sola, sola pith plant, laugauni
Aeschynomene batekensis Troch. & Koechlin
Aeschynomene baumii Harms
Aeschynomene bella Harms
Aeschynomene benguellensis Torre
Aeschynomene bracteosa Baker
Aeschynomene bradei Rudd
Aeschynomene brasiliana (Poir.) DC.
Aeschynomene brevifolia Poir.
Aeschynomene brevipes Benth.
Aeschynomene bullockii J. Léonard
Aeschynomene burttii Baker f.
Aeschynomene carvalhoi G.P. Lewis
Aeschynomene chimanimaniensis Verdc.
Aeschynomene ciliata Vogel
Aeschynomene compacta Rose
Aeschynomene crassicaulis Harms
Aeschynomene cristata Vatke—Malagasy jointvetch
var. cristata Vatke
var. pubescens J. León
Aeschynomene curtisiae Johnston
Aeschynomene deamii Robinson & Bartlett
Aeschynomene debilis Baker
Aeschynomene deightonii Hepper
Aeschynomene denticulata Rudd
Aeschynomene dimidiata Baker
Aeschynomene egena (J.F. Macbr.) Rudd...
