Ammodendron
Genus of legumes
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Sophoreae |
| Genus: | Ammodendron Fisch. ex DC. (1825) |
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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
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