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Cyamopsis
Sign in to saveCyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and the Sudanian 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.
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Vinony's link graph records 12 inbound references to Cyamopsis, and connects out to plant, Wikidata and Angiosperms.
Vinony files it under Fabaceae genera, Indigofereae and Paleotropical flora.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Cyamopsis es un género de plantas de la familia Fabaceae. Sus especies están distribuidas por África, Asia y el Pacífico. Comprende 7 especies descritas y de estas, solo 5 aceptadas.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- With media
- 22
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- MO, INECOL, MEL, IPA/SP, BRIT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, Mexico, United States, Saudi Arabia, Brasil
Research
292 papers- Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) plant gum: From biological applications to advanced nanomedicine.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2021
- Drought Stress Response in Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub): Physiological and Molecular Genetic Aspects.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Application of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) gum in food technologies: A review of properties and mechanisms of action.Food science & nutrition · 2023
- Predictive Role of Cluster Bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) Derived miRNAs in Human and Cattle Health.Genes · 2024
- Draft Genome Sequence of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) Microsymbiont Rhizobium sp. Strain RCAM05973.Microbiology resource announcements · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Indigofereae
- Image
- Cluster bean-guar-Cyamopsis psoralioides-Cyamopsis tetragonolobus-TAMIL NADU73.jpg
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- taxon common name
- 瓜儿豆属
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- DC.
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Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and the Sudanian 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.
==Species== Cyamopsis comprises the following species: Cyamopsis dentata (N.E.Br.) Torre – southwestern Angola, Namibia, and Botswana Cyamopsis senegalensis Guill. & Perr. – dry tropical Africa (Senegal to Eritrea, Tanzania, and southwest Africa) and Saudi Arabia Cyamopsis serrata Schinz – Namibia and Botswana to Northern and Cape Provinces of South Africa Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. — guar – Pakistan and western India
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