Ormosia

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Ormosia is a genus of legumes (family Fabaceae). 131 living species, mostly trees or large shrubs, are native to the tropical Americas, from southwestern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil, to southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia, and to New Guinea and Queensland. Most are tropical, while some extend into temperate regions of China.Template:R A few species are threatened by habitat destruction, while the Hainan ormosia (Ormosia howii) is probably extinct already.

Plants in this genus are commonly known as horse-eye beans or simply ormosias, and in Spanish by the somewhat ambiguous term "chocho". The scientific name Ormosia is a nomen conservandum, overruling Toulichiba which is formally rejected under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.[1]

The seeds of these plants are poisonous if eaten, but often look pretty, with bright colors and decorative patterns reminiscent of an eye; the common name "horse-eye beans" refers to these seeds. They resemble the seeds of Abrus, snoutbeans (Rhynchosia), and Adenanthera, but are much larger than the former two. In particular those of Ormosia coccinea are often used for jewelry and other decorative purposes, or as good luck charms.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The seeds float and are occasionally found as "sea beans".

Otherwise, Ormosia wood is used as timber or firewood. Some species, for example Ormosia nobilis, are also used in folk medicine.[2]

Fossil record

8 dehiscent seed pod fossils of one Ormosia species from the middle Eocene epoch have been examined from Warman clay pit in Weakley County, while 52 fossil leaflets of two Ormosia species have been described from Warman, New Lawrence and Lamkin clay pits in Weakley and Henry Counties, Tennessee, United States.[3]

Species

The following list includes all 131 species in this genus that are accepted by Plants of the World Online since 22 September 2023Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:R

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  • Ormosia altimontana Meireles & H.C.LimaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia amazonica DuckeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia antioquensis RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia apiculata H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia arborea (Vell.) HarmsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia assamica YakovlevScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia bahiensis Monach.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia balansae DrakeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia bancana (Miq.) Merr.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia bolivarensis (Rudd) C.H.Stirt.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia boluoensis Y.Q.Wang & P.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia bopiensis PierceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia calavensis AzaolaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia cambodiana Gagnep.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia carinata N.ZamoraScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia chevalieri NiyomdhamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia cinerea BenoistScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia coarctata Jacks.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia coccinea (Aubl.) Jacks.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia colombiana RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia costulata (Miq.) KleinhoonteScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia coutinhoi DuckeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia crassivalvis Gagnep.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia cruenta RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia cuatrecasasii RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia discolor Spruce ex Benth.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia elata RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia elliptica Q.W.Yao & R.H.ChangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia emarginata (Hook. & Arn.) Benth.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia eugeniifolia Tsiang ex R.H.ChangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia excelsa Benth.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia fastigiata Tul.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia ferruginea R.H.ChangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia flava (Ducke) RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia fordiana Oliv.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia formosana Kaneh.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia friburgensis Taub. ex HarmsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia froesii RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia glaberrima Y.C.WuScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia glauca Wall.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia gracilis PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia grandiflora (Tul.) RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia grandistipulata WhitmoreScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia grossa RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia hekouensis R.H.ChangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia hengchuniana T.C.Huang, S.F.Huang & K.C.YangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia henryi PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia hoaensis Pierre ex Gagnep.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia holerythra DuckeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia hosiei Hemsl. & E.H.WilsonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia howii Merr. & Chun ex H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia indurata H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia inflata Merr. & Chun ex H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia integrifolia Aver.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia intermedia N.ZamoraScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia isthmensis Standl.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia jamaicensis Urb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia krugii Urb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia laosensis NiyomdhamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia larecajana RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia laxa PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia lewisii D.B.O.S.Cardoso, C.H.Stirt. & TorkeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia lignivalvis RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia limae D.B.O.S.Cardoso & L.P.QueirozScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia longipes H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia macrocalyx DuckeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia macrodisca BakerScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia macrophylla Benth.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia maguireorum RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia mataridek Aymard & SanojaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia mekongensis Mattapha, Suddee & Rueangr.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia melanocarpa KleinhoonteScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia merrilliana H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia microphylla Merr.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia minor VogelScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia monosperma (Sw.) Urb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia nanningensis H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia napoensis Z.Wei & R.H.ChangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia nitida VogelScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia nobilis Tul.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia nuda (F.C.How) R.H.Chang & Q.W.YaoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia oaxacana RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia olivacea H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia ormondii (F.Muell.) Merr. ex H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia pachycarpa Champ. ex Benth.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia pachyptera H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia panamensis Benth.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia paniculata Merr.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia paraensis DuckeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia penangensis Ridl.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia peruviana RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia pingbianensis W.C.Cheng & R.H.ChangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia pinnata (Lour.) Merr.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia poilanei NiyomdhamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia polita PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia pubescens R.H.ChangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia purpureiflora H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia revoluta RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia robusta (Wight) VoigtScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia ruddiana YakovlevScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia santaremnensis DuckeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia saxatilis K.M.LanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia scandens PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia schunkei RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia semicastrata HanceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia sericeolucida H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia simplicifolia Merr. & ChunScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia smithii RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia solimoesensis RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia steyermarkii RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia stipulacea MeeuwenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia stipularis DuckeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia striata DunnScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia subsessilis PittierScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia subsimplex Spruce ex Benth.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia sumatrana (Miq.) PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia surigaensis Merr.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia tavoyana PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia timboensis D.B.O.S.Cardoso, Meireles & H.C.LimaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia tonkinensis Gagnep.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia tovarensis PittierScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia travancorica Bedd.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia tsangii H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia velutina RudolScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia venezolana RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia venosa BakerScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia vicosana RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia watsonii C.E.C.Fisch.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia williamsii RuddScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia xylocarpa Merr. & Chun ex H.Y.ChenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Ormosia yunnanensis PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:

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  • Placolobium ellipticum N.D. Khoi & YakovlevTemplate:R
  • Placolobium vietnamense N.D. Khoi & YakovlevTemplate:R

References

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  3. The Fossil History of Leguminosae from the Eocene of Southeastern North America by Patrick S. Herendeen, Advances in Legume Systematics: Part 4, The Fossil Record, Ed. P.S. Herendeen & Dilcher, 1992, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Template:ISBN

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