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Cyamopsis

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Cyamopsis
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Cyamopsis
DC. (1825)
Type species
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
(L.) Taub.
Species[1]

4; see text

Synonyms[1]

Cordaea Spreng. (1831)

Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and the Sudanian and Somali-Masai regions), Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry thorn scrub and grassland, often in floodplains, stream beds, and pans, and in open sandy or rocky areas.[1]

Species

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Cyamopsis comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cyamopsis DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cyamopsis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Cyamopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "The Plant List entry for Cyamopsis". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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