Lennea

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Lennea
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Lennea melanocarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Robinieae
Genus: Lennea
Klotzsch (1842)
Species [1]
Synonyms [1]

CalomorpheKuntze ex Walp. (1842)

Lennea is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. [2] It contains three species native to central and southern Mexico and Central America. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lennea Klotzsch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. Lavin, Matt; Wojciechowski, Martin F.; Richman, Adam; Rotella, Jay; Sanderson, Michael J.; Beyra Matos, Angela (2001-11-01). "Identifying Tertiary Radiations of Fabaceae in the Greater Antilles: Alternatives to Cladistic Vicariance Analysis". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 162 (S6): S53 –S76. doi:10.1086/323474. ISSN   1058-5893.