Duparquetia
| Duparquetia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Duparquetioideae Legume Phylogeny Working Group [2] |
| Genus: | Duparquetia Baill. |
| Species: | D. orchidacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Duparquetia orchidacea | |
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Duparquetia orchidacea is a liana which is native to tropical west Africa. It is the only species in the subfamily Duparquetioideae. It is found in humid tropical forests in West and Central Africa.[2] It is a basal member of the Fabaceae, as evidenced by the distinctive structure of its flowers and wood, and phylogenetic studies.[3]
References
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Duparquetia orchidacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144257627A149036870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144257627A149036870.en. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Prenner G, Klitgaard BB. (2008), "Towards unlocking the deep nodes of Leguminosae: Floral development and morphology of the enigmatic Duparquetia orchidacea (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae)", Am J Bot, 95 (11): 1349–65, doi:10.3732/ajb.0800199, PMID 21628144
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