Ctenodon elegans

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Ctenodon elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Ctenodon
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Ctenodon elegans
(Cham. & Schltdl.) D.B.O.S.Cardoso & A.Delgado (2020)
Subspecies
  • Ctenodon elegans var. elegans
  • Ctenodon elegans var. robustior(Rudd) D.B.O.S.Cardoso, Filardi & H.C.Lima [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Aeschynomene elegansSchltdl. & Cham. (1830) [3]
  • Aeschynomene falcata var. elegans(Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze (1891)

Ctenodon elegans is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to eastern and west-central Brazil. [2]

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References

  1. Rudd J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 49(2): 50 1959
  2. 1 2 Ctenodon elegans (Schltdl. & Cham.) D.B.O.S.Cardoso & A.Delgado. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. Schltdl. & Cham. Linnaea 5: 583–584 1830