Denisophytum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Caesalpinioideae[2] and tribe Caesalpinieae.[3] It includes eight species, which have a disjunct distribution – northern Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean, southern South America, the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Madagascar.[1]
| Denisophytum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Caesalpinieae |
| Genus: | Denisophytum R.Vig. (1948) |
| Type species | |
| Denisophytum madagascariense R. Vig. (1948)
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| Species[1] | |
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Species edit
Denisophytum comprises the following species:[3][1]
- Denisophytum bessac (Chiov. 1929) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016
- Denisophytum buchii (Urb. 1913) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016
- Denisophytum eriantherum (Chiov. 1929) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016
- var. eriantherum (Chiov. 1929) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016
- var. pubescens (Brenan) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
- Denisophytum madagascariense R.Vig 1949
- Denisophytum pauciflorum (Griseb. 1866) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016—Fewflower holdback
- Denisophytum rosei (Urb. 1918) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016
- Denisophytum sessilifolium (S.Watson 1886) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016
- Denisophytum stuckertii (Hassl. 1913) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Denisophytum.
- ^ a b c Denisophytum R.Vig. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG) (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
- ^ a b Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.
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