Biology:Amicia

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Amicia
Amicia zygomeris.jpg
Amicia zygomeris
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Amicia
Kunth (1824)
Species
  • Amicia andicola (Griseb.) Harms
  • Amicia fimbriata Kuntze
  • Amicia glandulosa Kunth
  • Amicia lobbiana Benth.
  • Amicia medicaginea Griseb.
  • Amicia micrantha Harms ex Kuntze
  • Amicia zygomeris DC.
Synonyms[1]

Zygomeris DC. (1825), pro syn.

Amicia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species which are native to Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863).[2]

  • Amicia andicola (Griseb.) Harms – central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina
  • Amicia fimbriata Kuntze – central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina
  • Amicia glandulosa Kunth – southern Panama, Ecuador, and northern Peru
  • Amicia lobbiana Benth. – central Peru to central Bolivia
  • Amicia medicaginea Griseb. – Bolivia and northwestern Argentina
  • Amicia micrantha Harms ex Kuntze – Bolivia
  • Amicia zygomeris DC. – Mexico

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Amicia Kunth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. Genaust H. (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN:3-7643-0755-2


Wikidata ☰ Q2702917 entry