Ophrestia
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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: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Subtribe: | Ophrestiinae |
| Genus: | Ophrestia H.M.L.Forbes (1948) |
| Species[1] | |
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14; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ophrestia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 14 species native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and India.[1] At least six species have been described from Zambia.[2]
- Ophrestia antsingyensis Du Puy & Labat
- Ophrestia breviracemosa Verdc.
- Ophrestia digitata (Harms) Verdc.
- Ophrestia hedysaroides (Willd.) Verdc.
- Ophrestia humbertii Du Puy & Labat
- Ophrestia lyallii (Benth.) Verdc.
- Ophrestia madagascariensis (F.J.Herm.) Verdc.
- Ophrestia oblongifolia (E.Mey.) H.M.L.Forbes
- Ophrestia pentaphylla (Dalzell) Verdc.
- Ophrestia radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc.
- Ophrestia torrei Verdc.
- Ophrestia unicostata (F.J.Herm.) Verdc.
- Ophrestia unifoliolata (Baker f.) Verdc.
- Ophrestia upembae (Hauman) Verdc.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ophrestia H.M.L.Forbes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Verdcourt, B. (1997). "A New Species of Ophrestia H. M. L. Forbes (Leguminosae-Phaseoleae) from Zambia". Kew Bulletin. 52 (2): 495–497. Bibcode:1997KewBu..52..495V. doi:10.2307/4110400. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4110400.
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