Securigera


The genus Securigera contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus Coronilla. The name Securigera was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species Securigera coronilla, which is now considered to be a synonym of Securigera securidaca, based on the earlier publication of the same taxon as Coronilla securidaca in 1753.

Species

The genus Securigera contains the following species: Securigera atlantica Boiss. & Reut. Securigera carinata Lassen Securigera cretica Lassen Securigera elegans Lassen Securigera globosa Lassen Securigera grandiflora Lassen Securigera libanotica Lassen Securigera orientalis Lassen Securigera parviflora Lassen Securigera securidaca Degen & Dörfl. Securigera somalensis Lassen Securigera varia Lassen