Afrocalliandra
Genus of legumes
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Afrocalliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[3] It includes two species, both native to sub-Saharan Africa:[2]
- Afrocalliandra gilbertii (Thulin & Hunde) E.R.Souza & L.P.Queiroz – central Somalia to northeastern and eastern-central Kenya.
- Afrocalliandra redacta (J.H.Ross) E.R.Souza & L.P.Queiroz – northwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa
| Afrocalliandra | |
|---|---|
| Afrocalliandra redacta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Afrocalliandra E.R. Souza & L.P. Queiroz (2013)[1] |
| Species[2] | |
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