Ladeania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] It is also in the Psoraleeae tribe.[2]

Ladeania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Ladeania
A.N.Egan & Reveal

Its native range is Western and Central USA. It is found in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.[1]

The genus name of Ladeania is in honour of LaDean H. Egan (b. 1949), mother of Ashley Noel Egan (b. 1977), the author of the genus.[3] It was first described and published in Novon Vol.19 on page 311 in 2009.[1][2]

Species edit

According to Kew;[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Ladeania A.N.Egan & Reveal | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Egan AN, Reveal JL (2009). "A new combination in Pediomelum and a new genus, Ladeania, from Western North America (Fabaceae, Psoraleeae)". Novon. 19 (3): 310–314. doi:10.3417/2008074. S2CID 83538579.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.