Cyamopsis
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| Cyamopsis | |
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| Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Indigofereae |
| Genus: | Cyamopsis DC. (1825) |
| Type species | |
| Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. | |
| Species[1] | |
| 4; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Cordaea Spreng. (1831) | |
Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and the Sudanian and Somali-Masai regions), Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry thorn scrub and grassland, often in floodplains, stream beds, and pans, and in open sandy or rocky areas.[1]
Species
[edit]Cyamopsis comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]
- Cyamopsis dentata (N.E.Br.) Torre – southwestern Angola, Namibia, and Botswana
- Cyamopsis senegalensis Guill. & Perr. – dry tropical Africa (Senegal to Eritrea, Tanzania, and southwest Africa) and Saudi Arabia
- Cyamopsis serrata Schinz – Namibia and Botswana to Northern and Cape Provinces of South Africa
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. — guar – Pakistan and western India
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cyamopsis DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cyamopsis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Cyamopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "The Plant List entry for Cyamopsis". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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