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Ptycholobium
Sign in to savePtycholobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs and herbs native to sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry woodland, wooded grassland, and shrubland, usually in sandy soil. The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Tephrosia.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: . Ptycholobium, Requienia and Paratephrosia, for example, are difficult
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Ptycholobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs and herbs native to sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry woodland, wooded grassland, and shrubland, usually in sandy soil. The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Tephrosia.
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