Chesneya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus: Chesneya
Species: C. acaulis – C. afghanica – C. antoninae – C. astragalina – C. badachschanica – C. borissovii – C. botschantzevii – C. crassipes – C. cuneata – C. darvasica – C. depressa – C. dshungarica – C. elegans – C. ferganensis – C. gansuensis – C. hissarica – C. intermedia – C. isfarensis – C. karatavica – C. kopetdaghensis – C. kotschyi – C. kschtutica – C. latefoliolatus – C. linczevskii – C. macrantha – C. mongolica – C. neplii – C. nubigena – C. parviflora – C. paucifoliolata – C. pavlovii – C. polystichoides – C. popovii – C. purpurea – C. quinata – C. rytidosperma – C. staintonii – C. tadzhikistana – C. ternata – C. tribuloides – C. trijuga – C. turkestanica – C. vaginalis – C. villosa – C. volkii – C. yunnanensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chesneya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 04. Reference page.

Name

Chesneya Lindl. ex Endl., Gen. Pl.: 1275 (1840).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Kostyczewa Korsh., Zap. Imp. Akad. Nauk Fiz.-Mat. Otd., ser. 8, 4(4): 91 (1896 publ. 1897).
- Chesniella Boriss., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1: 182 (1964).
- Spongiocarpella Yakovlev & N.Ulziykh., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 72: 250 (1987).

Homonyms

Chesneya Bertol., Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. 4: 440 (1840), nom. illeg. = Pimpinella L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, China North-Central, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Myanmar.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Endlicher, S.L. 1836–1840. Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita. (pp I–LX, 1–1484). Vindobonae (Vienna). BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chesneya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. 04. Published online. Accessed: Jan 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Chesneya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jan 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chesneya. Accessed: 29 Oct 2025.Reference page.

Vernacular names

中文: 雀儿豆属