Ptycholobium

Ptycholobium
Ptycholobium biflorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus:
Harms (1915)
Species
  • Ptycholobium biflorum (E.Mey.) Brummitt
  • Ptycholobium contortum (N.E.Br.) Brummitt
  • Ptycholobium plicatum (Oliv.) Harms
Synonyms[1]

Sylitra E.Mey. 1835

Ptycholobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs and herbs native to sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry woodland, wooded grassland, and shrubland, usually in sandy soil.[1] The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Tephrosia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ptycholobium Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Brummitt, R. K. (1980). "Reconsideration of the Genera Ptycholobium, Caulocarpus, Lupinophyllum and Requienia in Relation to Tephrosia (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae)". Kew Bulletin. 35 (3): 459–473. Bibcode:1980KewBu..35..459B. doi:10.2307/4110015. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4110015.
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