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Lespedeza

The genus Lespedeza is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Lespedeza

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Lespedeza acuticarpa Mack. & Bush Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza × acuticarpa Mack. & Bush Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza alata (Schindl.) H. Lév. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza albiflora Ricker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh) Elliott Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza × bicoloba S.Akiyama Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza bodinieri (Schindl.) H. Lév. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza bracteolata Ricker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza brittonii E.P. Bicknell Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza × brittonii C. Bicknell Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza buergeri Miq. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza capitata Michx. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza caraganae Bunge Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza chinensis G.Don Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza coriacea Desv. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza cyclobotrya F.B. Forbes & Hemsl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza × cyrto-buergeri S.Akiyama & H.Ohba Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya Miq. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza cyrtobuergeri Akiyama & H.Ohba Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza × cyrtoloba S.Akiyama Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza davidii Franch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza davurica (Laxm.) Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Lespedeza densiflora Uyeki Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza dielsiana Schindl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza dunnii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza elegans Cambess. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza elliptica Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza falconeri Prain Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza fasciculiflora Franch. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza flenryi Gagnep. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza floribunda Bunge Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza fordii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza forrestii Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza frutescens (L.) Hornem. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza fruticosa Pers. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza gerardiana Maxim. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza grandiflora H.Koidz. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza hiratukae Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Lespedeza hirta x repens Mack. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza hisauchii T.Nemoto & H.Ohashi Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza hispida (Franch.) T. Nemoto & H. Ohashi Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza homoloba Nakai Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza hupehensis Ricker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza inabensis Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza inschanica (Maxim.) Schindl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza intermedia (S.Watson) Britton Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Lespedeza intermixta Makino Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza × intermixta Makino Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza involucrata Wall. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza japonica L.H.Bailey Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza juncea (L.f.) Pers. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Lespedeza junghuhniana Bakh.f. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza kagoshimensis Hatus. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza kuisiana Nakai Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza latebrosa Pers. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza leptostachya A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza lichiyuniae T.Nemoto, H.Ohashi & T.Itoh Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza liukiuensis Hatus. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza longifolia DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza × longifolia DC. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza × macrovirgata Kitag. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza manniana Mack. & Bush Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza × manniana Mack. & Bush Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza maritima Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza maruyamana Murata Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza maximowiczii R.C.Schneid. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza maximowiczii C.K. Schneid. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza melanantha Nakai Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza merrillii Ricker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza × miquelii S.Akiyama Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza mucronata Ricker Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza nantcianensis Pamp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza neglecta (Britton) Mack. & Bush Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza × neglecta Mack. & Bush Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza nipponica Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza nuristanica Rech.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza nuttallii Darl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza × nuttallii Darl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza oblongifolia W.Stone Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza × oblongifolia (Britton) W. Stone Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza pallasii G.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza paniculata Royle ex Maxim. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza pilosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza polvantha Schindl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza polyantha (Franch.) H. Lév. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Lespedeza potaninii Vassilcz. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Lespedeza potaninii V.N. Vassil. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza procumbens Michx. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza pseudomacrocarpa Hayata Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza pubescens Hayata Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza racemosa Dippel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza repens (L.) W.P.C.Barton Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza robusta Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza rosea Y.N.Lee Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza royleana Miq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza schindleri H.Lév. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza sessilifolia Gamble Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza × simulata Mack. & Bush Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza speciosa Maxim. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza stollasae L.H.Bailey Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza stottsae L.H. Bailey Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza stuevei Nutt. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza tetraloba Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza texana Britton Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) Nakai Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 3
Lespedeza thunbergii (DC.) T. Nakai Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) Maxim. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza uekii Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza veitchii Ricker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Lespedeza viatorum Champ. ex Benth. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza virgata (Murray) DC. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britton Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Lespedeza wilfordii Ricker Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14

Statistics

The Plant List includes 241 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Lespedeza. Of these 58 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 121 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Lespedeza. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 241 species names for the genus Lespedeza recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 58 24.1%
◕ Synonym 125 51.9%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 58 24.1%

All names

The status of the 362 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Lespedeza recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 70 19.3%
◕ Synonym 232 64.1%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 60 16.6%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 241 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Lespedeza, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 45 116 0 0 161 66.8%
Medium confidence 13 9 0 0 22 9.1%
Low confidence 0 0 0 58 58 24.1%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Lespedeza is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 45 116 0 0 0 161 66.8%
Tropicos 13 9 0 14 0 36 14.9%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 44 0 44 18.3%