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.^[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos ("sand") and δένδρον dendron ("tree").^[2]

Ammodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Sophoreae
Genus:	Ammodendron Fisch. ex DC. (1825)
Species[1]
Ammodendron bifolium (Pall.) Yakovlev Ammodendron conollyi Bunge ex Boiss. Ammodendron eichwaldii Ledeb. & C.A.Mey. Ammodendron karelinii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb. Ammodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss.

Species

Ammodendron includes five accepted species:^[1][3][4][5]

• Ammodendron bifolium (Pall.) Yakovlev – Central Asia and Xinjiang
• Ammodendron conollyi Bunge ex Boiss.^[6] – Iran and Central Asia
• Ammodendron eichwaldii Ledeb. & C.A.Mey. – Central Asia
• Ammodendron karelinii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb. – Central Asia
• Ammodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss. – Iran