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Amphimas pterocarpoides (Fabaceae) in the Dja Faunal Reserve.jpg
Amphimas pterocarpoides
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Amphimas

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Amphimas is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is a west African tree used for medicine and for wood. [5] Amphimas was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae; [6] however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses reassigned Amphimas into an unspecified position in the Meso-Papilionoideae. [7] [1]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sophoreae</span> Tribe of legumes

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vataireoids</span> Clade of legumes

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baphieae</span> Tribe of legumes

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