Dicraeopetalum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Sophoreae |
Genus: | Dicraeopetalum Harms (1902) |
Species [1] | |
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Synonyms [1] | |
LovanafiaM. Peltier (1972) |
Dicraeopetalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Madagascar. [1]
Dicraeopetalum comprises the following species: [2] [1]
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