Biology:Plagiosiphon
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Short description: Genus of legumes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
| Tribe: | Amherstieae |
| Genus: | Plagiosiphon Harms (1897) |
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Tripetalanthus A.Chev. (1946) | |
Plagiosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees or shrubs native to west and west-central Africa. They grow in tropical lowland Guineo-Congolian rain forest, often along rivers, on rocky banks, or on hillsides. Four species are limited to Cameroon, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo in west-central Africa. Plagiosiphon emarginatus also grows in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa.[1]
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of September 2023:[1]
- Plagiosiphon discifer Harms
- Plagiosiphon emarginatus (Hutch. & Dalziel) J.Léonard
- Plagiosiphon gabonensis (A.Chev.) J.Léonard
- Plagiosiphon longitubus (Harms) J.Léonard
- Plagiosiphon multijugus (Harms) J.Léonard
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plagiosiphon". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:23267-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q7200516 entry
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