Neorautanenia

Genus of legumes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neorautanenia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of herbs of subshrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa. They inhabit seasonally-dry tropical open woodland, bushland, wooded grassland, and grassland, often on rocky outcrops.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Neorautanenia mitis is a common perennial herb found in the middle-belt region of Nigeria, as well as other parts of western and central Africa. It has insecticidal properties and is used in traditional Rwandese medicine as treatment for scabies.[2]

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Neorautanenia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Glycininae
Genus: Neorautanenia
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Species
  • Neorautanenia ficifolia (Benth. ex Harv.) C.A.Sm.
  • Neorautanenia mitis (A. Rich.) Verdc.
Synonyms[1]

Bisrautanenia Kuntze (1903)

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