Sophora
Sophora tetraptera flowers and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Sophoreae Genus: Sophora
Species
About 60-70 species; see text: Download high resolution version (1026x1157, 279 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Orders See text. ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ...

Sophora is a genus of about 45 species of small trees and shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. The species are native from southeast Europe across southern Asia, Australasia, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and western South America. For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Australasia Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

The genus formerly had a broader interpretation including many other species now treated in other genera, notably Styphnolobium (pagoda tree genus), which differs in lacking nitrogen fixing bacteria (rhizobia) on the roots, and Calia (the mescalbeans). Species Styphnolobium affine - Coralbean Styphnolobium japonicum - Pagoda Tree Styphnolobium monteviridis Styphnolobium is a small genus of three or four species of small trees and shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, formerly included within a broader interpretation of the genus Sophora. ... Nitrogen fixation is the process by which nitrogen is taken from its relatively inert molecular form (N2) in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds (such as, notably, ammonia, nitrate and nitrogen dioxide)[1] useful for other chemical processes. ... Soybean root nodules, each containing billions of Bradyrhizobium bacteria Rhizobia (from the Greek words riza = root and bios = Life) are soil bacteria that fix nitrogen (diazotrophy) after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes (Fabaceae). ... Species See text The Mescalbean, Mescal Bean or Frijolito (Calia) is a genus of three or four species of shrubs or small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. ... Species See text The Mescalbean, Mescal Bean or Frijolito (Calia) is a genus of three or four species of shrubs or small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. ...

The New Zealand Sophora species are known as Kowhai. Species Kowhai is a small woody legume tree native to New Zealand. ...

The Toromiro (Sophora toromiro) was formerly a common tree in the forests of Easter Island. The tree fell victim to the deforestation that eliminated the island's forests by the 18th century, and later became extinct in the wild. The tree is being reintroduced to the island in a scientific project partly led jointly by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Göteborg Botanical Garden, where the only remaining plants of this species with a documented origin were propagated in the 1960s from seeds collected by Thor Heyerdahl. Binomial name Sophora toromiro Toromiro (Sophora toromiro) is a species of tree formerly a common in the forests of Easter Island. ... “Rapa Nui” redirects here. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ... “Kew Gardens” redirects here. ... The entrance of Göteborg Botanical Garden in the spring. ... Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914, in Larvik, Norway – April 18, 2002, in Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a scientific background in zoology and geography. ...

Sophora macrocarpa is a mediterranean small tree native from Chile, called Mayo or Mayú. The Chilean Matorral is a terrestrial ecoregion of central Chile, located on the west coast of South America. ...

Selected species

• Sophora albescens (Rehder) C.Y.Ma
• Sophora alopecuroides L. - Sophora Root
• Sophora cassioides (Phil.) Sparre or Sophora macnabiana Skottsb.- Pelu (Chile)
• Sophora chathamica Cockayne - Coastal Kowhai (New Zealand)
• Sophora chrysophylla (Salisb.)Seem. - Mamane
• Sophora davidii (Franch.) Skeels
• Sophora fernandeziana (Phil.)Skottsb. - (Juan Fernández Islands)
• Sophora flavescens Aiton
• Sophora fulvida (Allan)Heenan & de Lange - Waitakere Kowhai (New Zealand)
• Sophora godleyi - Godley Kowhai, Papa Kowhai (New Zealand)
• Sophora howinsula (Oliv.) P. S. Green
• Sophora inhambanensis Klotzsch
• Sophora koreensis Nakai
• Sophora lehmannii (Bunge)Kuntze
• Sophora longicarinata - Kowhai (New Zealand)
• Sophora masafuerana Skottsb. - (Juan Fernández Islands)
• Sophora macrocarpa Sm. - (Chile)

S.macrocarpa "mayu"

• Sophora microphylla Aiton - Small-leaved Kowhai (New Zealand)
• Sophora mollis (Royle) Graham ex Baker
• Sophora molloyi - Cook Strait Kowhai (New Zealand)
• Sophora moorcroftiana Benth.
• Sophora nuttalliana B. L. Turner
• Sophora pachycarpa Schrenk ex C. A. Mey.
• Sophora prostrata Buchanan - Dwarf Kowhai, Prostrate Kowhai (New Zealand)
• Sophora tetraptera J.F.Muell. - Large-leaved Kowhai, Taupo Kowhai (New Zealand)
• Sophora tomentosa L. - Necklace Pod, Mamane (Pantropical coastal)
• Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep.
• Sophora toromiro Skottsb.- Toromiro (Easter Island)
• Sophora velutina Lindl.
• Sophora violacea Thwaites

Alfred Rehder was a horticulturist and taxonomist who worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. ... Binomial name (Phil. ... Rodolfo Amando (or Rudolph Amandus) Philippi (14 September 1808–23 July 1904) was a German-Chilean paleontologist and zoologist. ... Carl Johan Fredrik Skottsberg (1 December 1880 – 14 June 1963) was a Swedish botanist and explorer of Antarctica. ... Binomial name Sophora chrysophylla (Salisb. ... Berthold Carl Seemann (1825–1871) was a German botanist. ... Binomial name (Phil. ... The town of San Juan Bautista in Cumberland Bay, Robinson Crusoe Island The Juan Fernández Islands is a sparsely inhabited island group reliant on tourism in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about 667 km off the coast of Chile, and is composed of several volcanic islands: Robinson Crusoe, ( ) (also... Daniel Oliver (6 February 1830 - 21 December 1916) was a British botanist. ... Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (1805 – 1860) was a German pharmacist and botanist. ... Otto Carl Ernst Kuntze (* June 23, 1843 in Leipzig; † 1907 in San Remo) was a German botanist. ... Binomial name (Phil. ... For the mayor of Toronto by this name please see James Edward Smith (Toronto). ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 121 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sophora macrocarpa ex hortus penarc I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 121 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sophora macrocarpa ex hortus penarc I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under... Species References: ITIS 26957 Kowhai is a small woody legume tree native to New Zealand. ... Binomial name Sophora toromiro Toromiro (Sophora toromiro) is a species of tree formerly common in the forests of Easter Island. ... Carl Johan Fredrik Skottsberg (1 December 1880 – 14 June 1963) was a Swedish botanist and explorer of Antarctica. ... Binomial name Sophora toromiro Toromiro (Sophora toromiro) is a species of tree formerly a common in the forests of Easter Island. ... “Rapa Nui” redirects here. ...

References and external links

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Sophora
• Sophora macrocarpa pictures from Chilebosque
• Heenan P.B, de Lange P.J, Wilton A.D. (2001) "Sophora (Fabaceae) in New Zealand: taxonomy, distrubution and biogeography." New Zealand Journal of Botany. 39: 17-53 on line