Dunbaria
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| Dunbaria | |
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| Dunbaria fusca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Subtribe: | Cajaninae |
| Genus: | Dunbaria Wight & Arn. (1834), nom. cons.[1][2] |
| Species | |
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19; see text. | |
Dunbaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 19 species which range from India to Indochina, China, Korea, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.[1]
Root tubers of Dunbaria species have been used as traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory.[3]
