Angylocalyx
Genus of legumes
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Angylocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Guinea to Angola, Tanzania, and Kenya.[1]
| Angylocalyx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Angylocalyceae |
| Genus: | Angylocalyx Taub. (1896) |
| Species[1] | |
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7; see text | |
The following species are accepted:[1][2][3]
- Angylocalyx boutiqueanus L. Touss.
- Angylocalyx braunii Harms
- Angylocalyx oligophyllus (Baker) Baker f.
- Angylocalyx pynaertii De Wild.
- Angylocalyx schumannianus Taub.
- Angylocalyx talbotii Hutch. & Dalziel
- Angylocalyx vermeulenii De Wild.
Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.[4]
