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Amphimas
Sign in to saveAmphimas is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is a west African tree used for medicine and for wood. Amphimas was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae; however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses reassigned Amphimas into an unspecified position in the Meso-Papilionoideae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia
Observations recorded1,246
General: ., and on the basis of floral morphology Amphimas does appear to group Use: Amphimas pterocarpoides Harms (bokanga, lati, yaya) is used
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- MO, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Cameroon, Gabon, Congo
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Amphimas pterocarpoides (Fabaceae) in the Dja Faunal Reserve.jpg
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- Commons category
- Amphimas
- taxon name
- Amphimas
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Amphimas
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