Dalea elegans

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Dalea elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dalea
Species:
D. elegans
Binomial name
Dalea elegans
Hook. & Arn. [1]
or Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. [2]
Subspecies
  • Dalea elegans var. elegansHook. & Arn.
  • Dalea elegans var. onobrychioides(Griseb.) Barneby [3]
Synonyms
  • Dalea eosina (J.F. Macbr.) J.F. Macbr.
  • Dalea onobrychioides Griseb.
  • Dalea stenophylla Griseb.
  • Parosela elegans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) J.F. Macbr.
  • Parosela eosina J.F. Macbr.

Dalea elegans is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.

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References

  1. Hook. & Arn. The Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage. 417 1841 [1840]
  2. Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Bot. Misc. 3: 183 1833
  3. Barneby Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 380 1977