Microcharis

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Microcharis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Microcharis
Benth. (1865)
Type species
Microcharis tenella
Benth.
Species [1]

36; see text

Synonyms [2]
  • Indigofera subgenus Microcharis(Benth.) J.B. Gillett 1958
  • Indigofera subgenus Indigastrumsensu Cronquist 1954
  • Indigoferasensu Hutch. 1964

Microcharis is a genus of flowering plants. It includes 36 species of herbs and shrublets native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. [1] The genus is in tribe Indigofereae of family Fabaceae. [3] Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest margins, woodland, thicket, wooded grassland, and grassland, often in damp, swampy, or riverine areas, or in shallow soil over rocks. [1]

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Species

Microcharis comprises the following species: [1] [2] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Microcharis Benth. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Schrire BD (1992). "New combinations and resurrected names in Microcharis and Indigastrum (Fabaceae—Papilionoideae)". Bothalia . 22 (2): 165–170. doi: 10.4102/abc.v22i2.833 .
  3. Schrire BD, Lavin M, Barker NP, Forest F (2009). "Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent-rich and temperate settings than in grass-rich environments". Am J Bot . 96 (4): 816–52. doi:10.3732/ajb.0800185. PMID   21628237.
  4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Microcharis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Microcharis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.