Mastersia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genus: Mastersia
Benth. (1865)
Species[1]
  • Mastersia assamica Benth.
  • Mastersia bakeri (Koord.) Backer ex Koord.-Schum.

Mastersia is an Asian genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.[2] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It contains two species of lianas or twining herbs.[1][3][4] Typical habitat is seasonally-dry tropical forest, often in open places, including both wet and dry sites.[1]

  • Mastersia assamica Benth. – eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Assam, and Myanmar
  • Mastersia bakeri (Koord.) Backer ex Koord.-Schum. – central Malesia, including Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mastersia Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Welzen, Peter C.; den Hengst, S. (1984-01-01). "The genus Mastersia (Papilionaceae: Phaseoleae)". Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 30 (1): 77–87. ISSN 2212-1676.
  3. ↑ Gao-Xiong, R. a. O.; Xing-Wen, Wang; Qi-Xi, L. I. U.; Han-Dong, S. U. N. (1996-06-25). "THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF CHUANMINSHEN VIOLACEUM". Plant Diversity. 18 (3): 1. ISSN 2096-2703.
  4. ↑ Kashung, Soyala; Gajurel, Padma Raj; Singh, Binay (2020-07-01). "Ethnobotanical uses and socio-economic importance of climbing species in Arunachal Pradesh, India". Plant Science Today. 7 (3): 371–377. doi:10.14719/pst.2020.7.3.771. ISSN 2348-1900. S2CID 225521077.
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