Ebenopsis
Genus of legumes
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Ebenopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to Mexico and Texas.[1]
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| Ebenopsis ebano | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Ebenopsis Britton & Rose |
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The name is derived from the Greek words ἔβενος (ébenos), meaning ebony, and ὄψις (opsis), meaning "view".[2]
Species
- Ebenopsis caesalpinioides (Standl.) Britton & Rose
- Ebenopsis confinis (Standl.) Britton & Rose
- Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes - Texas ebony (Southern Texas in the United States, eastern Mexico)[3]
