Afrocalliandra

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Afrocalliandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Afrocalliandra
E.R. Souza & L.P. Queiroz (2013)[1]
Species[2]

Afrocalliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[3] It includes two species, both native to sub-Saharan Africa:[2]

  • Afrocalliandra gilbertii (Thulin & Hunde) E.R.Souza & L.P.Queiroz โ€“ central Somalia to northeastern and eastern-central Kenya.
  • Afrocalliandra redacta (J.H.Ross) E.R.Souza & L.P.Queiroz โ€“ northwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa

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