Ramirezella

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Ramirezella
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Ramirezella strobilophora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Phaseolinae
Genus: Ramirezella
Rose (1903)
Species [1]

Ramirezella is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species of climbing herbs native to southern North America, ranging from northern Mexico and Nicaragua. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest and secondary vegetation in disturbed areas. [2] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

References

  1. Delgado-Salinas A, Thulin M, Pasquet R, Weeden N, Lavin M (2011). "Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: the names and identities of the American segregate genera". Am J Bot . 98 (10): 1694–715. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100069. PMID   21980163.
  2. Ramirezella Rose. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 17 September 2023.