Diplotropis

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Diplotropis
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An unidentified species of Diplotropis.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Leptolobieae
Genus: Diplotropis
Benth.
Type species
Diplotropis martiusii
Species [1] [2] [3]

Diplotropis is a genus of trees (family Fabaceae) found in Brazil and parts of northern Argentina.

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References

  1. Cardoso D, de Lima HC, Rodrigues RS, de Queiroz LP, Pennington RT, Lavin M (2012). "The Bowdichia clade of Genistoid legumes: Phylogenetic analysis of combined molecular and morphological data and a recircumscription of Diplotropis". Taxon. 61 (5): 1074–1087. doi:10.1002/tax.615012.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Diplotropis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Diplotropis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

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