Pseudarthria

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Pseudarthria
Pseudarthria hookeri, peule, d, Louwsburg.jpg
Seedpods of Pseudarthria hookeri in South Africa
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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]

References

  1. 1 2 Pseudarthria Wight & Arn. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. "Pseudarthria". The Plant List (2010) Version 1. Retrieved 5 April 2013.