Biology:Rhynchotropis

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Rhynchotropis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Rhynchotropis
Harms
Species[1]

two; see text

Rhynchotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of herbs native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Zambia. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical woodland and wooded grassland in the northern Zambezian region, often in seasonally-damp or open sandy and rocky areas.[1] It belongs to tribe Indigofereae of subfamily Faboideae.[2]

Species

Rhynchotropis comprises the following species:[1][3][4][5]

  • Rhynchotropis marginata (N.E.Br.) J.B.Gillett
  • Rhynchotropis poggei (Taub.) Harms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rhynchotropis Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. "Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent-rich and temperate settings than in grass-rich environments". Am J Bot 96 (4): 816–52. 2009. doi:10.3732/ajb.0800185. PMID 21628237. 
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Rhynchotropis". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/AliceWeb/6.00/names/npall/npall_633.shtml. 
  4. USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Rhynchotropis". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10458. 
  5. "The Plant List entry for Rhynchotropis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Rhynchotropis/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5222819 entry