Bituminaria

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Bituminaria is small genus of perennial herbs in the bean family. It includes 10 species, which range from Macaronesia through Mediterranean Basin of Europe, north Africa, and Western Asia to the Caucasus and Saudi Arabia.

Bituminaria
Bituminaria bituminosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Psoraleeae
Genus: Bituminaria
Heist. ex Fabr. (1759), nom. cons. prop.[1][2]
Species[2]

10; see text

Synonyms[2]

10 species are accepted:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Tropicos, Bituminaria Heist. ex Fabr.
  2. ^ a b c d Bituminaria Heist. ex Fabr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ A pterocarpan from the seeds of Bituminaria morisiana. Marco Leonti, Laura Casu, Jurg Gertsch, Leonardo Bonsignore, Costantino Floris, Mariano Casu and Filippo Cottiglia, J Nat Med (2010) 64:354–357, doi:10.1007/s11418-010-0408-7