Biology:Pleurolobus

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Pleurolobus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pleurolobus
J.St.-Hil. (1812)

Pleurolobus is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes six species, which range across sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Micronesia, and Australia.[1]

Species

Six species are accepted:[1]

  • Pleurolobus flexuosus (Wall. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – China (Sichuan), Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia
  • Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, South and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia
  • Pleurolobus lobatus (Schindl.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – western Madagascar
  • Pleurolobus pryonii (DC.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – southern India and Sri Lanka
  • Pleurolobus salicifolius (Poir.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – Sub-saharan Africa, Madagascar, and Réunion
  • Pleurolobus tanganyikensis (Baker) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – Tanzania to Angola and Mozambique

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17432602 entry