Neptunia (plant)


Neptunia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Accepted species

Neptunia amplexicaulis – Native to Queensland, AustraliaNeptunia dimorphantha – Native from the Lesser Sunda Islands to AustraliaNeptunia gracilis – Native from Taiwan to AustraliaNeptunia javanica – Native to Indo-China and from Java to the Lesser Sunda IslandsNeptunia lutea – Native to the US states of Texas, Alabama, and OklahomaNeptunia major – Native to northern AustraliaNeptunia monosperma F.Muell. ex Benth. – Native to northern AustraliaNeptunia oleracea Lour. – Native to the tropics and subtropics worldwideNeptunia plena Benth. – Native from the state of Texas and through to South AmericaNeptunia pubescens Benth. – Native to North and South AmericaNeptunia windleriana Santos-Silva & Mansano – Native to northeastern Brazil