Biology:Paracalyx

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Paracalyx
18th century illustration plants of the coast of Coromandel Coast India Flora Fruits Flowers (9).jpg
Paracalyx scariosus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Cajaninae
Genus: Paracalyx
Ali
Species[1]

5; see text

Paracalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five species of herbs native to northeastern Africa (Ethiopia and Somalia) and Socotra, and the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, bushland and scrub, often along watercourses and in rocky areas.[1]

Species

(As of September 2023), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

  • Paracalyx balfourii (Vierh.) Ali
  • Paracalyx microphyllus (Chiov.) Ali
  • Paracalyx nogalensis (Chiov.) Ali
  • Paracalyx scariosus (Roxb.) Ali
  • Paracalyx somalorum (Vierh.) Ali

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Paracalyx Ali", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:23138-1, retrieved 13 September 2023 

Wikidata ☰ Q581374 entry