Leonardoxa

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Leonardoxa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Leonardoxa
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Leonardoxa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. [1] It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae.

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References

  1. Brouat, Carine; Gielly, Ludovic; McKey, Doyle (1 January 2001). "Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Leonardoxa (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) inferred from chloroplast t rnL intron and t rnL- t rnF intergenic spacer sequences". American Journal of Botany. 88 (1): 143–149. doi:10.2307/2657134.
  2. Mckey, Doyle (1984). "Interaction of the Ant-Plant Leonardoxa africana (Caesalpiniaceae) With Its Obligate Inhabitants in a Rainforest in Cameroon". Biotropica. 16 (2): 81–99. doi:10.2307/2387840. ISSN   0006-3606.