Sophora

One Sophora fossil seed pod from the middle Eocene epoch has been described from the Miller clay pit in Henry County, Tennessee, United States. ==Species==

Sophora comprises the following species: • Sophora albescens • Sophora albopetiolulata • Sophora alopecuroides —sophora root • var. alopecuroides • var. tomentosa • Sophora bakeri • Sophora benthamii • Sophora brachygyna • Sophora cassioides —Pelú (Chile) • Sophora chathamica —coastal kowhai (New Zealand) • Sophora chrysophylla —Māmane (Hawaii) • Sophora davidi • Sophora denudata • Sophora dunii • Sophora exigua • Sophora fernandeziana (Juan Fernández Islands) • var. fernandeziana • var. reedeana • Sophora flavescens —ku shen (Eastern Asia) • var. flavescens • var. galegoides • var. kronei • Sophora franchetiana • Sophora fraseri • Sophora fulvida —Waitakere kowhai (New Zealand) • Sophora gibbosa • Sophora godleyi—Godley kowhai, papa kowhai (New Zealand) • Sophora howinsula —lignum vitae, Lord Howe kowhai • Sophora huamotensis • Sophora inhambanensis • Sophora interrupta • Sophora jaubertii • Sophora koreensis – Korean necklace pod • Sophora leachiana • Sophora linearifolia • Sophora longicarinata —limestone kowhai (New Zealand) • Sophora longipes • Sophora macnabiana • Sophora macrocarpa — mayo or mayú (Chile) • Sophora mangarevaensis (French Polynesia) • Sophora masafuerana (Juan Fernández Islands) • Sophora microcarpa • Sophora microphylla —small-leaved kowhai (New Zealand) • Sophora mollis • subsp. griffithii • subsp. mollis • Sophora molloyi—Cook Strait Kowhai (New Zealand) • Sophora moorcroftiana • Sophora nuttalliana • Sophora oblongata • Sophora pachycarpa • Sophora praetorulosa • Sophora prostrata —dwarf kowhai, prostrate kowhai (New Zealand) • Sophora raivavaeensis (French Polynesia) • Sophora rapaensis (French Polynesia) • Sophora reedeana • Sophora rhynchocarpa (unplaced) • Sophora saxicola (Jamaica) • Sophora secundiflora, a popular landscape plant, was reclassified to Dermatophyllum secundiflorum. • Sophora songarica • Sophora stenophylla • Sophora tetraptera —large-leaved kowhai, Taupo kowhai (New Zealand) • Sophora tomentosa —necklace pod (Pantropical on coasts) • subsp. littoralis • subsp. occidentalis • subsp. tomentosa • Sophora tonkinensis • Sophora toromiro —toromiro (Easter Island) • Sophora velutina • subsp. cavaleriei • subsp. velutina • subsp. zimbabweensis • Sophora violacea • Sophora wightii (India) • Sophora xanthoantha • Sophora yunnanensis • Sophora zeylanica ==Species names with uncertain taxonomic status==

The status of the following species is unresolved: • Sophora angustifolia • Sophora biflora • Sophora biflora • Sophora buxifolia • Sophora chathamica • Sophora coerulea • Sophora cuneifolia • Sophora davidii • Sophora donihuensis • Sophora genistaefolia • Sophora genistoides • Sophora glabra • Sophora glabra • Sophora godleyi • Sophora grandiflora • Sophora grisea • Sophora hirsuta • Sophora houghiana • Sophora howinsula • Sophora jabandas • Sophora juncea • Sophora ludovice-Adecim-Asexta • Sophora mangarevaensis • Sophora mecosperma • Sophora molloyi • Sophora molokaiensis • Sophora mutabilis • Sophora myrtillifolia • Sophora oblongata • Sophora oblongifolia • Sophora oligophylla • Sophora pendula • Sophora pentaphylla • Sophora persica • Sophora praetorulosa • Sophora raivavaeensis • Sophora rapaensis • Sophora robinoides • Sophora senegalensis • Sophora sibirica • Sophora sinica • Sophora sinuata • Sophora sororia • Sophora sumatrana • Sophora sylvatica • Sophora tetraptera • Sophora tiloebsis • Sophora tiloensis • Sophora trifolia • Sophora triphylla • Sophora vanioti • Sophora vestita • Sophora viciifolis ==References==