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.Ammodendron Fisch. ex DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos ("sand") and δένδρον dendron ("tree").
Species Ammodendron includes five accepted species:
Ammodendron bifolium (Pall.) Yakovlev – Central Asia and Xinjiang Ammodendron conollyi Bunge ex Boiss.Some sources treat Ammodendron conollyi as a synonym of Ammodendron karelinii. – 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
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