Biology:Plagiocarpus

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Plagiocarpus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Brongniartieae
Genus: Plagiocarpus
Benth. (1873)
Species
  • Plagiocarpus arcuatus I.Thomps.
  • Plagiocarpus arnhemicus I.Thomps.
  • Plagiocarpus axillaris Benth.
  • Plagiocarpus conduplicatus I.Thomps.
  • Plagiocarpus dispermus I.Thomps.
  • Plagiocarpus lanatus I.Thomps.
  • Plagiocarpus longiflorus I.Thomps.
Plagiocarpus Distribution Map.svg
Range of Plagiocarpus[1]

Plagiocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of shrubs or subshrubs native to northern Australia, from the Kimberley region of Western Australia to western Queensland. Their habitats include seasonally-dry tropical to subtropical woodland, bushland and thicket, shrubland, and grassland, typically on sandstone or sandy soils.[2] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

References

  1. "Phylogenetic studies of the tribe Brongniartieae (Fabaceae) using nuclear DNA (ITS-1) and morphological data". Syst Bot 26 (3): 557–570. 2001. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.3.557. 
  2. Plagiocarpus Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

Wikidata ☰ Q5220025 entry