Ammodendron


Ammodendron is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the family Fabaceae. It contains five species, which range from Iran through Central Asia to Xinjiang. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos and δένδρον dendron.

Species

Ammodendron includes five accepted species:Ammodendron bifolium Yakovlev – Central Asia and XinjiangAmmodendron conollyi Bunge ex Boiss. – Iran and Central AsiaAmmodendron eichwaldii Ledeb. & C.A.Mey. – Central AsiaAmmodendron karelinii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb. – Central AsiaAmmodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss. – Iran