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Codariocalyx

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Codariocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. The genus contains two species which range from the Indian Subcontinent, Tibet, Indochina, southern China, Malesia, and New Guinea.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is.
Observations116
Observations recorded2,749

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
22
With media
1
Family
Fabaceae
Collections
MU, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MEL
Recorded in
China, Brasil, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Vietnam, India

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Codariocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. The genus contains two species which range from the Indian Subcontinent, Tibet, Indochina, southern China, Malesia, and New Guinea.

This genus has been largely debated with the genus Desmodium on whether they are separate or the same genus. Codariocalyx motorius – a perennial or shrub ranging from India through Indochina, southern China, and Malesia to New Guinea Codariocalyx gyroides – a shrub ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Tibet, Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, and Malesia

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Codariocalyx” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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