Uraria
Sign in to saveUraria is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 24 species of shrubs and subshrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, China, Malesia, Papuasia, Australia, and the South Pacific. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical woodland or grassland. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and the tribe Desmodieae.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
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Uraria is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 24 species of shrubs and subshrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, China, Malesia, Papuasia, Australia, and the South Pacific. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical woodland or grassland. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and the tribe Desmodieae.
== Species == 24 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online. Uraria acaulis Schindl. Uraria acuminata Kurz Uraria balansae Schindl. Uraria campanulata (Benth.) Gagnep. Uraria candida Backer Uraria cochinchinensis Schindl. Uraria cordifolia Wall. Uraria crinita (L.) Desv. ex DC. Uraria gossweileri Baker f. Uraria gracilis Prain Uraria kurzii Schindl. Uraria lacei Craib Uraria lagopodioides (L.) DC. Uraria lagopus DC. Uraria oblonga (Wall. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv. ex DC. Uraria pierrei Schindl. Uraria poilanei Dy Phon Uraria prunellifolia Graham ex Baker Uraria pseudoacuminata W.Tokaew & Chantar. Uraria pulchra Haines Uraria rotundata Craib Uraria rufescens (DC.) Schindl. Uraria sinensis Franch.