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) |
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