Erichsenia

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Erichsenia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Mirbelioids
Genus: Erichsenia
Hemsl. (1905)
Species:
E. uncinata
Binomial name
Erichsenia uncinata
Hemsl. (1905)

Erichsenia uncinata is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae . It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Erichsenia. [1] [2] It is a subshrub native to Southwest Australia. [3]

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References

  1. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Erichsenia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Erichsenia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. Erichsenia uncinata Hemsl. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 23 August 2023.