Angylocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Guinea to Angola, Tanzania, and Kenya.[1]
Angylocalyx | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Angylocalyceae |
Genus: | Angylocalyx Taub. (1896) |
Species[1] | |
7; see text |
The following species are accepted:[1][2][3]
- Angylocalyx boutiqueanus L. Touss.
- Angylocalyx braunii Harms
- Angylocalyx oligophyllus (Baker) Baker f.
- Angylocalyx pynaertii De Wild.
- Angylocalyx schumannianus Taub.
- Angylocalyx talbotii Hutch. & Dalziel
- Angylocalyx vermeulenii De Wild.
Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Angylocalyx Taub. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Angylocalyx". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Angylocalyx". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Kite GC, Cardoso D, Lewis GP, Zartman CE, de Queiroz LP, Veitch NC (2015). "Monomethyl ethers of 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acid from Petaladenium urceoliferum: Enigmatic chemistry of an enigmatic legume". Phytochemistry. 116: 198–202. Bibcode:2015PChem.116..198K. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.026. PMID 25817832.
- Data related to Angylocalyx at Wikispecies