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Genus of legumes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baphiopsis parviflora is an African species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.[3] It is the sole species in genus Baphiopsis. It is a shrub or tree which ranges from Cameroon to Tanzania and Angola.[2]
Baphiopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Baphieae |
Genus: | Baphiopsis Benth. ex Baker (1871) |
Species: | B. parviflora |
Binomial name | |
Baphiopsis parviflora | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Baphiopsis.[4][5][6] It was traditionally assigned to the tribe Swartzieae;[7] however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses reassigned Baphiopsis parviflora into the Baphieae tribe.[8][9][10]