Securigera
TaxonSecurigera
AuthorityDC. (1805)
Subdivision ranksSpecies
SubdivisionSee text.
Synonyms
  • Bonaveria Scop.

The genus Securigera contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus Coronilla. The name Securigera was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species Securigera coronilla, which is now considered to be a synonym of Securigera securidaca , based on the earlier publication of the same taxon as Coronilla securidaca in 1753.[1][2]

Species

The genus Securigera contains the following species:[2]

References

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  2. ^ Per Lasson (1989) "A New Delimitation of the Genera Coronilla, Hippocrepis, and Securigera (Fabaceae)." Willdenowia, Bd. 19, H. 1, Sep. 1, 1989 (pp. 49-62).