Biology:Burkea (plant)
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Short description: Genus of legumes
| Burkea | |
|---|---|
| B. africana in summer | |
| B. africana in spring foliage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| (unranked): | Dimorphandra Group A |
| Genus: | Burkea Benth. |
Burkea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and its subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1]
The genus contains two species:[2]
- Burkea africana Hook.
- Burkea caperangau Baill.
References
- ↑ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
- ↑ "Burkea". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Burkea. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q4998974 entry

