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Genus of legumes For the town of ancient Crete, see Pyranthus (Crete).

Pyranthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Pyranthus
Du Puy & Labat (1995)
Species

six; see text

Pyranthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. It includes six species of shrubs and small trees endemic to Madagascar. Typical habitat is seasonally-dry tropical woodland and grassland, often on dunes or rocky outcrops, in western, southern, and central Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ Pyranthus Du Puy & Labat. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. Kabongo, R.M.; Iheanacho, H.E.; Magee, A.R.; Van der Bank, M.; Boatwright, J.S. (March 2017). "Systematics and diversification of the genus Tephrosia and allies (Millettieae, Fabaceae)". South African Journal of Botany. 109: 341. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2017.01.077.
  3. "Sylvichadsia, a new genus of Leguminosae-Papilionoideae-Millettieae endemic to Madagascar". Adansonia. 20 (1): 163–171. 1998.
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