Xanthocercis

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Xanthocercis
Nyala tree (Xanthocercis zambesiaca) leaves (11711501986).jpg
Nyala tree (Xanthocercis zambesiaca) old fruits (11710937343).jpg
Foliage and ripe fruit of X. zambesiaca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Angylocalyceae
Genus: Xanthocercis
Baill. (1870)
Species [1]
Synonyms [1]

PseudocadiaHarms (1902)

Xanthocercis is a tree genus in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to sub-Saharan Africa. [1] [2] [3]

Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves. [9]

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