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Diphysa

Diphysa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae. It includes 22 species which range from Arizona through Mexico and Central America to Colombia and Venezuela.Diphysa americana (Mill.) M. Sousa Diphysa carthagenensis Jacq. Diphysa echinata Rose Diphysa floribunda Peyr. Diphysa humilis Oerst. Diphysa macrocarpa Standl. Diphysa macrophylla Lundell Diphysa microphylla Rydb. Diphysa minutifolia Rose Diphysa occidentalis Rose Diphysa ormocarpoides (Rudd) M.Sousa & R.Antonio Diphysa paucifoliolata R.Antonio & M.Sousa Diphysa puberulenta Rydb. Diphysa punctata Rydb. Diphysa racemosa Rose Diphysa sennoides Benth. & Oerst. Diphysa spinosa Rydb. Diphysa suberosa S. Watson Diphysa thurberi (A. Gray) Rydb. Diphysa vesicaria M.E.Jones Diphysa villosa Rydb. Diphysa yucatanensis Hanan-Alipi & M.Sousa

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Diphysa
Diphysa suberosa
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: Dalbergieae
Genus: Diphysa
Jacq.
Type species
Diphysa carthagenensis
Jacq.
Species123

22; see text

Diphysa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.45 It includes 22 species which range from Arizona through Mexico and Central America to Colombia and Venezuela.1

  • Diphysa americana (Mill.) M. Sousa
  • Diphysa carthagenensis Jacq.
  • Diphysa echinata Rose
  • Diphysa floribunda Peyr.
  • Diphysa humilis Oerst.
  • Diphysa macrocarpa Standl.
  • Diphysa macrophylla Lundell
  • Diphysa microphylla Rydb.
  • Diphysa minutifolia Rose
  • Diphysa occidentalis Rose
  • Diphysa ormocarpoides (Rudd) M.Sousa & R.Antonio
  • Diphysa paucifoliolata R.Antonio & M.Sousa
  • Diphysa puberulenta Rydb.
  • Diphysa punctata Rydb.
  • Diphysa racemosa Rose
  • Diphysa sennoides Benth. & Oerst.
  • Diphysa spinosa Rydb.
  • Diphysa suberosa S. Watson
  • Diphysa thurberi (A. Gray) Rydb.
  • Diphysa vesicaria M.E.Jones
  • Diphysa villosa Rydb.
  • Diphysa yucatanensis Hanan-Alipi & M.Sousa
References

References

  1. Diphysa Jacq. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. Thulin M, Lavin M (2001). "Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Ormocarpum Group (Fabaceae): A New Genus Zygocarpum from the Horn of Africa Region". Syst Bot. 26 (2): 299–317. JSTOR 2666709.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Diphysa". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
  5. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001. hdl:10566/3193.
External links
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