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Genus of legumes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xanthocercis is a tree genus in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2][3]
Xanthocercis | |
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Foliage and ripe fruit of X. zambesiaca | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Angylocalyceae |
Genus: | Xanthocercis Baill. (1870) |
Species[1] | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Pseudocadia Harms (1902) |
Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.[9]