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Rhynchotropis

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. It belongs to tribe Indigofereae of subfamily Faboideae.

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Rhynchotropis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Rhynchotropis
Harms
Species1

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:1345

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

References

  1. Rhynchotropis Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. Schrire BD, Lavin M, Barker NP, Forest F (2009). "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. doi:10.3732/ajb.0800185. PMID 21628237.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Rhynchotropis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Rhynchotropis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "The Plant List entry for Rhynchotropis". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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