| Pseudarthria | |
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| Seedpods of Pseudarthria hookeri in South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Desmodieae |
| Subtribe: | Desmodiinae |
| Genus: | Pseudarthria Wight & Arn. (1834) |
| Type species | |
| Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
AnarthrosyneE.Mey. (1836) | |
Pseudarthria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of herbs, subshrubs, and shrubs native to tropical Africa and Asia. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest margins, grassland, and open or disturbed areas. [1] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. [2]