A revision of Derris and Brachypterum (Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae) in Australia

Wendy E. Cooper; Frank A. Zich; Lars Nauheimer; Melissa J. Harrison; Darren M. Crayn

doi:10.1071/SB23030

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A revision of Derris and Brachypterum (Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae) in Australia

Wendy E. Cooper

^A ^* , Frank A. Zich

^A ^B , Lars Nauheimer

^A , Melissa J. Harrison ^A and Darren M. Crayn

^A

+ Author Affiliations

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^A Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University Nguma Bada Campus, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia.

^B National Research Collections Australia, Commonwealth Industrial and Scientific Research Organisation (CSIRO), GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

^* Correspondence to: wendy@williamtcooper.com.au

Handling Editor: Jeremy Bruhl

Australian Systematic Botany 37, SB23030 https://doi.org/10.1071/SB23030

Submitted: 22 November 2023 Accepted: 18 March 2024 Published: 15 April 2024

© 2024 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC)

Abstract

Derris Lour. and Brachypterum (Wight & Arn.) Benth. (Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae) in Australia are revised on the basis of examination of fresh, dried and spirit-preserved specimens and phylogenetic analysis of plastid matK and nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence data. Three species of Derris and four species of Brachypterum are recognised as occurring in Australia. Two new Brachypterum species, namely Brachypterum nitidum W.E.Cooper and Brachypterum opacum W.E.Cooper, are described and illustrated. Notes on habitat, distribution and an identification key are presented for all species of both genera that occur in Australia.

Keywords: Australian flora, Brachypterum, Derris, Fabaceae, identification key, Leguminosae, new species, Queensland flora, rainforest, Solori, taxonomy.

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