Duparquetia

Duparquetia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:	Cassieae[1]
Subtribe:	Duparquetiinae[1]
Genus:	Duparquetia
Species:	D. orchidacea

Duparquetia orchidacea is a liana which is native to tropical west Africa. It is the only species in the genus Duparquetia.^[1] The distinctive structure of its flowers and wood, and phylogenetic studies, suggest that it may be relatively basal within the Fabaceae.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Prenner, G.; Klitgaard, B. B. (2008), "Towards unlocking the deep nodes of Leguminosae: Floral development and morphology of the enigmatic Duparquetia orchidacea (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae)", American Journal of Botany 95 (11): 1349–65, doi:10.3732/ajb.0800199, PMID 21628144