Biology:Angylocalyx

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Angylocalyx
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Angylocalyceae
Genus: Angylocalyx
Taub. (1896)
Species[1]

7; see text

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]

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Angylocalyx Taub. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Angylocalyx". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Angylocalyx&species~. 
  3. USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Angylocalyx". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?688. 
  4. "Monomethyl ethers of 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acid from Petaladenium urceoliferum: Enigmatic chemistry of an enigmatic legume". Phytochemistry 116: 198–202. 2015. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.026. PMID 25817832. 


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