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Kotschya

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Kotschya
A sky-blue pea flower
Kotschya strigosa, native to both east and west Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Kotschya
Endl. (1839)
Species

30; see text

Synonyms[1]

Kotschya is a genus of legumes in the family Fabaceae. It includes 30 species native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1] The genus was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.[2][3] It contains the following species:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kotschya Endl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
  3. ^ Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001. hdl:10566/3193.
  4. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Kotschya". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Kotschya". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2014.