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Amicia

Amicia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species which are native to Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863).Amicia andicola (Griseb.) Harms – central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina Amicia fimbriata Kuntze – central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina

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Amicia
Amicia zygomeris
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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: Dalbergieae
Genus: Amicia
Kunth (1824)
Species12
  • Amicia andicola (Griseb.) Harms
  • Amicia fimbriata Kuntze
  • Amicia glandulosa Kunth
  • Amicia lobbiana Benth.
  • Amicia medicaginea Griseb.
  • Amicia micrantha Harms ex Kuntze
  • Amicia zygomeris DC.
Synonyms3

Zygomeris DC. (1825), pro syn.

Amicia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species which are native to Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina.3 It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863).4

  • Amicia andicola (Griseb.) Harms – central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina
  • Amicia fimbriata Kuntze – central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina
Amicia fimbriata flower observed in northern Argentina source ↗
  • Amicia glandulosa Kunth – southern Panama, Ecuador, and northern Peru
  • Amicia lobbiana Benth. – central Peru to central Bolivia
  • Amicia medicaginea Griseb. – Bolivia and northwestern Argentina
  • Amicia micrantha Harms ex Kuntze – Bolivia
  • Amicia zygomeris DC. – Mexico
References

References

  1. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Amicia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Amicia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. Amicia Kunth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. Genaust H. (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
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