Cyamopsis | |
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Cyamopsis tetragonoloba(L.) Taub. | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
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] | |
CordaeaSpreng. (1831) |
Cyamopsis is a genus of the familyFabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and theSudanian 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]
Cyamopsis comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]