Duparquetia
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Duparquetia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Duparquetioideae Legume Phylogeny Working Group [1] |
Genus: | Duparquetia Baill. |
Species: | D. orchidacea
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Binomial name | |
Duparquetia orchidacea Baill.
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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.[1] It is a basal member of the Fabaceae, as evidenced by the distinctive structure of its flowers and wood, and phylogenetic studies.[2]
References
- ^ 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