- Dorycnium
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Dorycnium Dorycnium pentaphyllum, Castelltallat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Loteae Genus: Dorycnium
Mill.Species Ten
Dorycnium is a genus of ten[1] species in the pea family, from the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. It is related to (the Old World parts of) Lotus and Tetragonolobus.[1] Both Tetragonolobus and Dorycnium have sometimes been classified as part of Lotus.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Allan, GJ; Porter, JM (2000), "Tribal delimitation and phylogenetic relationships of Loteae and Coronilleae (Faboideae: Fabaceae) with special reference to Lotus: evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences", American journal of botany 87 (12): 1871–1881, doi:10.2307/2656839, JSTOR 2656839, PMID 11118424
Categories:- Faboideae
- Faboideae stubs
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