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Mastersia

Mastersia is an Asian genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It contains two species of lianas or twining herbs. Typical habitat is seasonally-dry tropical forest, often in open places, including both wet and dry sites.Mastersia assamica Benth. – eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Assam, and Myanmar Mastersia bakeri (Koord.) Backer ex Koord.-Schum. – central Malesia, including Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands

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Mastersia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genus: Mastersia
Benth. (1865)
Species1
  • Mastersia assamica Benth.
  • Mastersia bakeri (Koord.) Backer ex Koord.-Schum.

Mastersia is an Asian genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.2 It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It contains two species of lianas or twining herbs.134 Typical habitat is seasonally-dry tropical forest, often in open places, including both wet and dry sites.1

  • Mastersia assamica Benth. – eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Assam, and Myanmar
  • Mastersia bakeri (Koord.) Backer ex Koord.-Schum. – central Malesia, including Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands
References

References

  1. Mastersia Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. Welzen, Peter C.; den Hengst, S. (1984-01-01). "The genus Mastersia (Papilionaceae: Phaseoleae)". Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 30 (1): 77–87. ISSN 2212-1676.
  3. Gao-Xiong, R. a. O.; Xing-Wen, Wang; Qi-Xi, L. I. U.; Han-Dong, S. U. N. (1996-06-25). "THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF CHUANMINSHEN VIOLACEUM". Plant Diversity. 18 (3): 1. ISSN 2096-2703.
  4. Kashung, Soyala; Gajurel, Padma Raj; Singh, Binay (2020-07-01). "Ethnobotanical uses and socio-economic importance of climbing species in Arunachal Pradesh, India". Plant Science Today. 7 (3): 371–377. doi:10.14719/pst.2020.7.3.771. ISSN 2348-1900. S2CID 225521077.