| Ophrestia | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Fabales | 
| Family: | Fabaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Faboideae | 
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae | 
| Subtribe: | Ophrestiinae | 
| Genus: | Ophrestia H.M.L.Forbes (1948) | 
| Species [1] | |
| 14; see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Ophrestia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 14 species native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and India. [1] At least six species have been described from Zambia. [2]