| Calophaca | |
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| Calophaca wolgarica | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Hedysareae |
| Genus: | Calophaca Fisch. (1812) |
| Species[1] | |
9; see text | |
Calophaca is a genus offlowering plants in thelegume family,Fabaceae. It includes nine species, which range fromUkraine through southern Russia and Central Asia to Xinjiang and Pakistan.[1] It belongs to the subfamilyFaboideae and is closely related to the genusCaragana.[2] Nine species are accepted:[1]
Caragana lidou, formerly known asCalophaca sinica, was economically profitable historically, but as an effect ofoverexploitation is becoming less profitable.[3]
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