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Ononis

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

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Ononis

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

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Ononis adenotricha Boiss. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis afghanica Sirj. & Rech.f. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis alba Poir. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis alopecuroides L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis antennata Pomel Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis aragonensis Asso Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis atlantica Ball Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis avellana Pomel Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis biflora Desf. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis cephalantha Pomel Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis cephalotes Boiss. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis chorassanica Bunge Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis cintrana Brot. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis cossoniana Boiss. & Reut. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis crinita Pomel Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis crispa L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis cristata Mill. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis diffusa Ten. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis euphrasiifolia Desf. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis filicaulis Boiss. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis fruticosa L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis hesperia (Maire) Forther & Podl. Accepted M TRO
Ononis hirta Poir. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis hispida Desf. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis incisa Batt. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis jahandiezii Maire & Weiller Accepted L ILDIS
Ononis laxiflora Desf. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis masquilierii Bertol. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis mauritanica (L.) L. Accepted M TRO
Ononis mauritii (Maire & Sennen) Forther & Podl. Accepted M TRO
Ononis maweana Ball Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis megalostachys Munby Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis minutissima L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis mitissima L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis natrix L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis nuristanica Podlech Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis oligophylla Ten. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis ornithopodioides L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis pedicellaris (Batt.) Sirj. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis pendula Desf. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis peyerimhoffii Batt. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis pinnata Brot. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis polyphylla Ball Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis polysperma Barratte & Murb. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis pseudocintrana Andr. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis pseudoserotina Batt. & Pit. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis pubescens L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis pusilla L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis reclinata L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis reuteri Boiss. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis rosea Durieu Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis rotundifolia L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis saxicola Boiss. & Reut. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis serotina Pomel Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis serrata Forssk. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis speciosa Lag. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis spinosa L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis striata Gouan Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis subcordata Cav. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis subspicata Lag. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis thomsonii Oliv. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis tournefortii Coss. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis tridentata L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis vaginalis M.Vahl Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis variegata L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis verae Sirj. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis villosissima Desf. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis viscosa L. Accepted H ILDIS
Ononis zygantha Maire & Wilczek Accepted H ILDIS

Statistics

The Plant List includes 358 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Ononis. Of these 69 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 85 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Ononis. 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 358 species names for the genus Ononis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 69 19.3%
Synonym 92 25.7%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 197 55.0%

All names

The status of the 443 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Ononis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 107 24.2%
Synonym 136 30.7%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 200 45.1%

Of these names,

A further 2 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 358 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Ononis, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 65 66 0 0 131 36.6%
Medium confidence 3 26 0 0 29 8.1%
Low confidence 1 0 0 197 198 55.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Ononis, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 66 66 0 0 2 134 37.4%
Tropicos 3 26 0 9 0 38 10.6%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 188 0 188 52.5%