Dicraeopetalum

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Dicraeopetalum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Dicraeopetalum
Harms (1902)
Species [1]
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]

Species

Dicraeopetalum comprises the following species: [2] [1]

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  2. Endostemon camporum(Gürke) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Tanzania
  3. Endostemon ctenoneurusHarley - Kenya, Somalia
  4. Endostemon glandulosusHarley & Sebsebe - Ethiopia
  5. Endostemon gracilis(Benth.) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen
  6. Endostemon kelleri(Briq.) Ryding ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia
  7. Endostemon leucosphaerus(Briq.) A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Somalia, Ethiopia
  8. Endostemon membranaceus(Benth.) Ayob. ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Cameroon, Angola, Central African Republic
  9. Endostemon obbiadensis(Chiov.) M.R.Ashby - Somalia
  10. Endostemon obtusifolius(E.Mey.) N.E.Br. - from South Africa north to Angola and Tanzania
  11. Endostemon racemosusRyding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia
  12. Endostemon stenocaulis(Hedge) Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia
  13. Endostemon tenuiflorus(Benth.) M.R.Ashby - eastern + southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula
  14. Endostemon tereticaulis(Poir.) M.R.Ashby - widespread across much of tropical Africa, also Yemen + Saudi Arabia
  15. Endostemon tomentosusHarley & Sebsebe - Somalia
  16. Endostemon tubulascens(Briq.) M.R.Ashby - Angola
  17. Endostemon usambarensisM.R.Ashby - Tanzania
  18. Endostemon villosus(Briq.) M.R.Ashby - central Africa
  19. Endostemon viscosus(Roth) M.R.Ashby - India, Assam, Sri Lanka
  20. Endostemon wakefieldii(Baker) M.R.Ashby - Kenya

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dicraeopetalum Harms. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Dicraeopetalum". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 14 May 2014.