Burkea (plant)
Appearance
Burkea | |
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B. africana in summer | |
B. africana in autumn | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
(unranked): | Dimorphandra Group A |
Genus: | Burkea Benth. |
Burkea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and its subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1]
The genus contains two species:[2]
- Burkea africana Hook.
- Burkea caperangau Baill.
References
- ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
- ^ "Burkea". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 9 May 2016.