Genus Cercis L.


Summary
Genus number:
2315
Last updated:
17 May 2011
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Cercidoideae
Tribe:
Cercideae
Subtribe:
Cercidinae
Accession count:

313 (241  active, 41  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


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References:
  1. Davis, C. C. et al. 2002. Phylogeny and biogeography of Cercis (Fabaceae): evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS and chloroplast ndhF sequence data. Syst. Bot. 27:289-302. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 59.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=2315. Accessed 15 April 2026.