Pongamiopsis

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Pongamiopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Pongamiopsis
R.Vig. (1950)
Species [1]

3; see text

Pongamiopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of trees and shrubs endemic to Madagascar. [2] They grow in seasonally-dry tropical woodland and xerophytic shrubland in northern, western, and southern Madagascar, often on limestone outcrops. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pongamiopsis R.Vig. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. Harinantenaina, L., et al. (2010). Antiproliferative compounds from Pongamiopsis pervilleana from the Madagascar dry forest (1). Journal of Natural Products, 73(9), 1559-1562.