Kotschya

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Kotschya
A sky-blue pea flower
Kotschya strigosa, native to both east and west Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Kotschya
Endl.
(1839)
Species

30; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Sarcobotrya
    R.Vig.
    (1952)

Kotschya is a genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae. It includes 30 species native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1] The genus was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.[2][3] It contains the following species:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Kotschya Endl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. PMID 11250829
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  4. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Kotschya". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Kotschya". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original
    on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2014.